Biology:Pachydermia laevis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Pachydermia laevis
Shell of Pachydermia laevis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neomphaliones
Order:	Neomphalida
Family:	Peltospiridae
Genus:	Pachydermia
Species:	P. laevis
Binomial name
Pachydermia laevis Warén & Bouchet, 1989

Pachydermia laevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found on the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2630 m.

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7122124 entry