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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Species Page:

Striped False Limpet

Stearns, 1872

Siphonaria naufragum

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Siphonariida

Family:

Siphonariidae

Image Voucher:

ANSP 182592

Shell Information

Length (mm):

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

Info

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

Florida to Cuba

Diet:

Herbivore

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Siphonaria naufragum Stearns, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=750375 on 2021-06-23

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Malacology

Striped False Limpet

Image Voucher:

ANSP 182592

Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 04/18/2024