Paralepetopsis sasakii is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
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| Shell of Paralepetopsis sasakii (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Neolepetopsidae |
| Genus: | Paralepetopsis |
| Species: | P. sasakii
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| Paralepetopsis sasakii | |
The specific name sasakii is in honor of Takenori Sasaki,[citation needed] the malacologist from the University Museum, the University of Tokyo.[3]
Description
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Distribution
editThis small impet occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
- ^ Paralepetopsis sasakii Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ (last change 19 January 2006) "The Present and Future of the University Museum". The University Museum, the University of Tokyo, accessed 10 April 2010.