Lepetella sierrai

Lepetella sierrai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetellidae.[2]

Lepetella sierrai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Lepetellidae
Genus:
Lepetella
Species:
L. sierrai
Binomial name
Lepetella sierrai
Dantart & Luque, 1994 [1]

This species is the host of the ectoparasitic copepod Lepetellicola brescianii Huys, Lopez Gonzalez, Roldan & Luque, 2002

Description

The shell grows to a size of 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Bay of Biscay to Madeira.

References
  1. Dantart L. & Luque A. A., 1994: Cocculiniformia and Lepetidae (Gastropoda: Archaeogastropoda) from Iberian waters, Journal of Molluscan Studies 60 (3): 277–313
  2. Lepetella sierrai Dantart & Luque, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213


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