Thylacodes decussatus

Thylacodes decussatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vermetidae
Genus:	Thylacodes
Species:	T. decussatus
Binomial name
	Thylacodes decussatus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Serpula decussata Gmelin, 1791;

Thylacodes decussatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. This species was previously known as Serpulorbis decussatus.^[1]

Distribution

The maximum recorded shell length is 90 mm.^[2]

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419555 on 9 July 2010 .
^ ^a ^b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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