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Neolepetopsis gordensis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Neolepetopsis gordensis is the type species in the genus Neolepetopsis.

The specific name gordensis comes from Gorda Ridge, where this species was found.

Description

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Distribution

Gorda Ridge

References

1. ^ McLean J. H. (7 November 1990). "Neolepetopsidae, a new docoglossate limpet family from hydrothermal vents and its relevance to patellogastropod evolution". Journal of Zoology, London 222(3): 485–528, plates 1–12. doi:10.1111/j.1469–7998.1990.tb04047.x.
2. Neolepetopsis gordensis McLean, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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