Biology:Laevipilina
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Short description: Genus of monoplacophorans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Neopilinida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Laevipilina McLean, 1979 |
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Laevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs.[1] They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell.[2] All species are at approximately 2–3 mm in length, have 5 pairs of gills (except for Laevipilina hyalina, which has 6 pairs), and have 4–5 intestinal coils.[3]
Species
There are five species:[1]
- Laevipilina antarctica Warén & Hain, 1992
- Laevipilina cachuchensis Urgorri, García-Álvarez & Luque, 2005
- Laevipilina hyalina (McLean, 1979)
- Laevipilina rolani Warén & Bouchet, 1990
- Laevipilina theresae Schrödl, 2006
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laevipilina J. H. McLean, 1979". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138250.
- ↑ Schwabe, Enrico (2008). A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca). In: Martínez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) (2008) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866, 1–574.
- ↑ V. Urgorri, O. García-Álvarez and Á. Luque (2005). "Laevipilina cachuchensis, a new neopilinid (Mollusca: Tryblidia) from off north Spain". Journal of Molluscan Studies 71 (1): 59–66. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi008.
Wikidata ☰ Q3799583 entry
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