Biology:Veleropilina

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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs

Veleropilina
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent[1]
Veleropilina oligotropha.jpg
Veleropilina oligotropha
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Neopilinida
Family: Neopilinidae
Genus: Veleropilina
Starobogatov & Moskalev, 1987

Veleropilina is a living genus of monoplacophoran, once described as a limpet, and is known from fossil deposits.[1]

Species

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Waren, A.; Gofas, S. (1996). "A new species of Monoplacophora, redescription of the genera Veleropilina and Rokopella, and new information on three species of the class". Zoologica Scripta 25 (3): 215. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1996.tb00163.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3794770 entry