Micropilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs. They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Tryblidiida |
| Superfamily: | Tryblidioidea |
| Family: | Micropilinidae Haszprunar & Schaefer, 1997 |
| Genus: | Micropilina Warén, 1989 |
In addition to a number of living, deep-sea species, this genus also includes a shallow water fossil from the middle Pleistocene of Italy - and this is the only fossil representative of this lineage subsequent to the Devonian period.[1]
All currently known Micropilina species are less than 1.5 mm in length. Except for Micropilina minuta, they are all found in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
Species
editSpecies in the genus Micropilina include:
Recent species:
- Micropilina arntzi Warén & Hain, 1992
- Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989
- Micropilina rakiura Marshall, 1998
- Micropilina reingi Marshall, 2006
- Micropilina tangaroa Marshall, 1992
- Micropilina wareni Marshall, 2006
Fossil species:
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References
edit- ^ Taviani, M.; Sabelli, B.; Candini, F. (1990). "A fossil Cenozoic monoplacophoran". Lethaia. 23 (2): 213–216. Bibcode:1990Letha..23..213T. doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1990.tb01361.x.
- ^ Kano, Yasunori; Kimura, Shoichi; Kimura, Taeko; Warén, Anders (June 2012). "Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?". Zoologica Scripta. 41 (5): 471–488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x. S2CID 83579453.
Further reading
edit- Interactive 3D model contained within PDF of 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.
External links
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Data related to Micropilina at Wikispecies
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