Biology:Micropilina minuta

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Short description: Species of monoplacophoran

Micropilina minuta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Tryblidiida
Family: Micropilinidae
Genus: Micropilina
Species:
M. minuta
Binomial name
Micropilina minuta
Warén, 1989

Micropilina minuta is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It has been found off the coasts of Iceland and Italy.[1]

Anatomy

Micropilina minuta has four pairs of gills,[1] four pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), five circular horizontal intestinal loops, one pair of oesophageal pouches, no heart, and densely packed internal organs.[2] Its maximum length is 1.5 mm.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ruthensteiner, B.; Schropel, V.; Haszprunar, G. (2010). "Anatomy and affinities of Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989 (Monoplacophora: Micropilinidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76 (4): 323–332. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3801813 entry