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]
| Laevipilina | |
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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 |
| Species | |
Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Laevipilina J. H. McLean, 1979". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
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