| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora | |
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| Shell of Paralepetopsis ferrugivora (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Neolepetopsidae |
| Genus: | Paralepetopsis |
| Species: | P. ferrugivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001
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Paralepetopsis ferrugivora is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. [2]
Description
The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter. [3]
Habitat
The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. [4] They can survive in water from 2.52–4.96 degrees Celsius, and at depths from 1,620–3,500 feet. [5]
References
- ^ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001".
- ^ "Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life".
| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora | |
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| Shell of Paralepetopsis ferrugivora (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Neolepetopsidae |
| Genus: | Paralepetopsis |
| Species: | P. ferrugivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001
[1]
| |
Paralepetopsis ferrugivora is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. [2]
Description
The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter. [3]
Habitat
The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. [4] They can survive in water from 2.52–4.96 degrees Celsius, and at depths from 1,620–3,500 feet. [5]
References
- ^ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001".
- ^ "Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life".