Lirapex costellatus
Appearance
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Lirapex costellatus | |
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Shell of Lirapex costellatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
Order: | Neomphalida |
Family: | Peltospiridae |
Genus: | Lirapex |
Species: | L. costellatus
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Binomial name | |
Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 1989 |
Lirapex costellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.[2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Lirapex costellatus form shallow marine sediments. It is a chemosymbiotroph. It has sexual reproduction.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 685 m.
References
[edit]- ^ 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 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ "Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.