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Micropilina arntzi

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Species of monoplacophoran

Micropilina arntzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Tryblidiida
Family: Micropilinidae
Genus: Micropilina
Species: M. arntzi
Binomial name
Micropilina arntzi
Warén & Hain, 1992

Micropilina arntzi is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It is found off the coast of Antarctica. It has three pairs of gills.

Anatomy

Micropilina arntzi has three pairs of gills, three pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), six irregularly coiled intestinal loops, two pairs of oesophageal pouches, and no heart.

References

  1. Kano, Yasunori; Kimura, Shoichi; Kimura, Taeko; Warén, Anders (June 2012). "Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?". Zoologica Scripta. 41 (5): 471–488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x. S2CID 83579453.
  2. Ruthensteiner, B.; Schropel, V.; Haszprunar, G. (2010). "Anatomy and affinities of Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989 (Monoplacophora: Micropilinidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 76 (4): 323–332. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq013.
Taxon identifiers
Micropilina arntzi


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