Paralepetopsis ferrugivora

Paralepetopsis ferrugivora 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]

Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Neolepetopsidae
Genus:
Paralepetopsis
Species:
P. ferrugivora
Binomial name
Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Description

The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter.[3]

Habitat

The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid Atlantic Ridge.[4] They can survive in water from 2.52–4.96 degrees Celsius, and at depths from 1,620–3,500 feet.[5]

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. http://www.malacolog.org/search.php?mode=details&waspid=5698
  4. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180859
  5. http://eol.org/pages/4930444/overview


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