Dendropoma
# Dendropoma

Dendropoma is a genus of irregularly coiled sea snails known as "worm shells" or "worm snails". These are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails.

## Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Dendropoma :

* Dendropoma andamanicum (Prashad & Rao, 1933)
* Dendropoma anguliferum (Monterosato, 1884)
* Dendropoma corallinaceum (Tomlin, 1939)
* Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1842) - ringed wormsnail
* Dendropoma exsertum (Dall, 1881)
* Dendropoma ghanaense Keen & Morton, 1960
* Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* Dendropoma irregulare (d’Orbigny, 1842) - irregular wormsnail
* Dendropoma lituella (Mörch, 1861) - flat wormsnail
* Dendropoma marchadi Keen & Morton, 1960
* Dendropoma maximum Sowerby, 1825
* Dendropoma mejillonensis Pacheco & Laudien, 2008
* Dendropoma meroclista Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884)
* Dendropoma planatum (Suter, 1913)
* Dendropoma psarocephala Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* Dendropoma rastrum (Mörch, 1861) - California wormsnail
* Dendropoma rhyssoconcha Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* Dendropoma squamiferum Ponder, 1967
* Dendropoma tholia Keen & Morton, 1960

### Species brought into synonymy

* Dendropoma annulatus auct.: synonym of Dendropoma corrodens (d’Orbigny, 1841)
* Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi, 1857): synonym of Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884)
* Dendropoma gregaria [sic] : synonym of Dendropoma gregarium Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* Dendropoma mejillonensis [sic]: synonym of Dendropoma mejillonense Pacheco & Laudien, 2008
