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Neolepetopsis densata

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Neolepetopsis densata
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N. densata
Binomial name
Neolepetopsis densata
McLean, 1990[1]

Neolepetopsis densata 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

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Distribution

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East Pacific Rise near 12° N.[1]

Habitat

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a sulphide chimney[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c McLean J. H. (7 November 1990). "Neolepetopsidae, a new docoglossate limpet family from hydrothermal vents and its relevance to patellogastropod evolution". Journal of Zoology, London 222(3): 485–528, plates 1–12. doi:10.1111/j.1469–7998.1990.tb04047.x.
  2. ^ Neolepetopsis densata McLean, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.