Thylacodes squamigerus (P.P.Carpenter, 1857) is a animal in the Vermetidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thylacodes squamigerus (P.P.Carpenter, 1857)

Thylacodes squamigerus (P.P.Carpenter, 1857)

Thylacodes squamigerus, the scaled wormsnail, is a sedentary North American Pacific marine gastropod worm snail that lacks an operculum.

Family
Genus
Thylacodes
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Thylacodes squamigerus (P.P.Carpenter, 1857)

Thylacodes squamigerus, commonly called the scaled wormsnail, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to Vermetidae, the family of worm snails. This species was formerly classified under the name Serpulorbis squamigerus. The scaled wormsnail inhabits the Pacific coast of North America, in areas south of Monterey. This species is frequently found cemented together in colonies, and it is an unusually sedentary snail. It does not have an operculum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Vermetidae Thylacodes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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