Paralepetopsis tunnicliffae

Paralepetopsis tunnicliffae 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 tunnicliffae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Neolepetopsidae
Genus:
Paralepetopsis
Species:
P. tunnicliffae
Binomial name
Paralepetopsis tunnicliffae
McLean, 2008[1]

Distribution

northeastern Pacific Ocean[1]

Habitat

hydrothermal vents[1]

References
  1. McLean J. H. (2008). "Three New Species of the Family Neolepetopsidae (Patellogastropoda) from Hydrothermal Vents and Whale Falls in the Northeastern Pacific". Journal of Shellfish Research 27(1): 15–20. doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[15:TNSOTF]2.0.CO;2. abstract.
  2. Paralepetopsis tunnicliffae McLean, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.