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Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
Shell of Paralepetopsis ferrugivora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Neolepetopsidae
Genus:	Paralepetopsis
Species:	P. ferrugivora
Binomial name
Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001

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.

Description

The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter.

Habitat

The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. They can survive in water from 2.52–4.96 degrees Celsius, and at depths from 1,620–3,500 feet.

References

1. 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.
2. Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
3. "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001".
5. "Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life".

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