Neopilina galatheae
Neopilina galatheae is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc.[1]
| Neopilina galatheae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| (unranked): | Monoplacophora |
| Class: | Tergomya |
| Order: | Tryblidiida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Neopilina |
| Species: | N. galatheae |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 | |
It was discovered off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the 1950s, where 10 specimens were collected. Later, additional specimens have been collected off the coast of Chile and off Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico.[2]
References
- MolluscaBase (2020). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Neopilina galatheae". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- Schwabe, Enrico (2008). A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca). In: Martínez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) (2008) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866, 1–574.
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