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Veleropilina segonzaci

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Species of monoplacophoran

Veleropilina segonzaci
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Neopilinida
Family: Neopilinidae
Genus: Veleropilina
Species: V. segonzaci
Binomial name
Veleropilina segonzaci
Warén & Bouchet, 2001

Veleropilina segonzaci is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It is found on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Anatomy

It has only three pairs of gills, instead of five pairs as in all other Veleropilina species with known anatomies.

References

  1. ^ Kano, Y., Kimura, S., Kimura, T. and Warén, A. (2012), Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?. Zoologica Scripta, 41: 471-488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x
Taxon identifiers
Veleropilina segonzaci


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