Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Stephopoma roseum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Stephopoma roseum is a sessile worm snail that is endemic to New Zealand. Each individual tube is somewhat spiral, 5-11 mm in diameter and approx. 3.5 cm in size. It has an operculum to close the shell opening.
The species name “roseum” refers to the color of the worm tube.
These worm snails usually grow together and form large, intertwined colonies. The densely grown worm snails form whole clumps, which are sometimes detached by the current and washed up on beaches.
Stephopoma roseum can be found under stones, on rocks and in caves intertidally and subtidally.
Synonymised names:
Vermetus roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
Stephopoma roseum is a sessile worm snail that is endemic to New Zealand. Each individual tube is somewhat spiral, 5-11 mm in diameter and approx. 3.5 cm in size. It has an operculum to close the shell opening.
The species name “roseum” refers to the color of the worm tube.
These worm snails usually grow together and form large, intertwined colonies. The densely grown worm snails form whole clumps, which are sometimes detached by the current and washed up on beaches.
Stephopoma roseum can be found under stones, on rocks and in caves intertidally and subtidally.
Synonymised names:
Vermetus roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
