Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
Shell of Paralepetopsis ferrugivora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Neolepetopsidae
Genus:
Paralepetopsis
Species:
P. ferrugivora
Binomial name
Paralepetopsis ferrugivora
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Paralepetopsis ferrugivora is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

Description

The largest reported specimen was 9.2 mm in diameter.[3]

Habitat

The species is normally found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and seeps. They have been found in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[4] They can survive in water from 2.52–4.96 degrees Celsius, and at depths from 1,620–3,500 feet.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
  4. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet, 2001".
  5. ↑ "Paralepetopsis ferrugivora Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life".


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