Laevipilina theresae
Appearance
Laevipilina theresae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Monoplacophora |
Order: | Neopilinida |
Family: | Neopilinidae |
Genus: | Laevipilina |
Species: | L. theresae
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Binomial name | |
Laevipilina theresae Schrödl, 2006[1]
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Laevipilina theresae is a species of monoplacophoran,[2] a superficially limpet-like marine mollusk. It is known from a live specimen collected in the Eastern Weddell Sea of Antarctica.[1]
The shell of Laevipilina theresae measures 2.5 mm × 2.1 mm (0.098 in × 0.083 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Schrödl, Michael (2006). "Laevipilina theresae, a new monoplacophoran species from Antarctica (Mollusca)". Spixiana. 29 (3): 225–227.
- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Laevipilina theresae Schrödl, 2006". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 May 2023.