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Dendropoma maximum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.[2]
| Dendropoma maximum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Genus: | Dendropoma |
| Species: | D. maximum
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendropoma maximum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Description edit
These snails are sessile, although the larvae are capable of swimming to disperse, and live on coral reefs. They feed with a mucus net. Females are identifiable by a mantle slit. [3]
Distribution edit
Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. [4]
References edit
- ^ Sowerby, G. B., I. 1825. A catalogue of the shells contained in the collection of the late Earl of Tankerville, arranged according to the Lamarckian conchological system; together with an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species. London: E. J. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ a b Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825. WoRMS (2009). Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207902 on 9 July 2010 .
- ^ Phillips, Nicole E.; Shima, Jeffrey S. (2010). [PDF] Reproduction of the vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum (Sowerby, 1825) in Moorea, French Polynesia. Vol. 76. pp. 133–137. doi:10.1093/MOLLUS/EYP049. S2CID 55845398.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Shima, Jeffrey S.; Osenberg, Craig W.; Stier, Adrian C. (2010-12-23). "The vermetid gastropod Dendropoma maximum reduces coral growth and survival". Biology Letters. 6 (6): 815–818. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0291. PMC 3001362. PMID 20484230.