''Dendropoma'' is a

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of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are

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gastropod molluscs in the family

Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and ...

, the worm snails.

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Dendropoma'' :WoRMS : Dendropoma; accessed : 19 January 2012
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Dendropoma andamanicum ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

'' (Prashad & Rao, 1933) * ''

Dendropoma anguliferum ''Dendropoma anguliferum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' ( Monterosato, 1884) * ''

Dendropoma corallinaceum ''Dendropoma corallinaceus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. It is a colonial species and forms aggregations on the lower shore near low-water mark. It is native to ...

'' ( Tomlin, 1939) * ''

Dendropoma corrodens ''Dendropoma corrodens'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This cl ...

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, 1842) - ringed wormsnail * ''

Dendropoma exsertum ''Dendropoma exsertum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

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Dendropoma ghanaense ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

'' Keen & Morton, 1960 * ''

Dendropoma gregarium ''Dendropoma gregarium'' is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is ...

'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972 * ''

Dendropoma irregulare ''Dendropoma irregulare'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

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Dendropoma lituella ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

'' ( Mörch, 1861) - flat wormsnail ITIS : Dendropoma; accessed : 17 September 2010
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Dendropoma marchadi ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

'' Keen & Morton, 1960 * ''

Dendropoma maximum ''Dendropoma maximum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. Description These snails are sessile, although the larvae are capable of swimming to disperse, and live on ...

'' Sowerby, 1825 * ''

Dendropoma mejillonensis ''Dendropoma mejillonensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollus ...

'' Pacheco & Laudien, 2008 * ''

Dendropoma meroclista ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972 * ''

Dendropoma nebulosum ''Dendropoma nebulosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in ...

'' ( Dillwyn, 1817) * ''

Dendropoma petraeum ''Dendropoma petraeum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc ...

'' ( Monterosato, 1884) * ''

Dendropoma planatum ''Dendropoma'' is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), ...

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, 1913) * '' Dendropoma psarocephala'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972 * '' Dendropoma rastrum'' ( Mörch, 1861) - California wormsnail * '' Dendropoma rhyssoconcha'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972 * ''

Dendropoma squamiferum ''Dendropoma squamiferum'' is a species of irregularly coiled sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marin ...

'' Ponder, 1967 * ''

Dendropoma tholia ''Dendropoma tholia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...

'' Keen & Morton, 1960 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Dendropoma annulatus'' auct.: synonym of ''Dendropoma corrodens'' (

, 1841) * ''Dendropoma cristatum'' (Biondi, 1857): synonym of ''Dendropoma petraeum'' ( Monterosato, 1884) * ''Dendropoma gregaria'' ic: synonym of ''Dendropoma gregarium'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972 * ''Dendropoma mejillonensis'' ic synonym of ''Dendropoma mejillonense'' Pacheco & Laudien, 2008

References

* Dautzenberg, P. (1923). ''Liste préliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux especes nouvelles''. Journal de Conchyliologie 68: 21-74 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Calvo M., Templado J. & Penchaszadeh P.E. (1998). ''Reproductive biology of the gregarious Mediterranean vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum''. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78: 525-549 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

External links

* * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Vermetidae {{Vermetidae-stub