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Neolepetopsis verruca McLean 1990

Neolepetopsis verruca

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Neolepetopsis verruca is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

Description

Distribution

East Pacific Rise near 21° N.[1]

Habitat

a sulphide chimney[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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 verruca McLean, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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Neolepetopsis verruca: Brief Summary

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

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Habitat

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hydrothermal vents and seeps

Reference

Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44(2): 116-231

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