Dendropoma mejillonensis Pacheco and Laudien 2008 (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae

Full reference: A. Pacheco and J. Laudien. 2008. Dendropoma mejillonensis sp. nov., a new species of vermetid (Caenogastropoda) from northern Chile. The Veliger 50(3):219-224

Belongs to Dendropoma according to A. Pacheco and J. Laudien 2008

Sister taxa: Dendropoma (Elliptovermetus), Dendropoma irregulare, Dendropoma lituella

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dendropoma mejillonensis in the database

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