Petaloconchus keenae

Petaloconchus keenae is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific.^[1]

Petaloconchus keenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Vermetidae
Genus:	Petaloconchus
Species:	P. keenae
Binomial name
Petaloconchus keenae M. G. Hadfield & Kay, 1972

Distribution

This species is common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific. It is found in the Central Pacific: Guam and Hawaii.

Description

Petaloconchus keenae have typically coiled adult shells as seen on smooth surfaces and irregularly coiled adult shells. The shell harbors in the anterior part of the relatively small soft body, which is able to retreat wholly in the shell. The operculum is smaller than the aperture. Petaloconchus keenae can have a body length of up to 42mm and their body volume can reach to 6.56 cm³.