Veleropilina oligotropha

Veleropilina oligotropha is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusk. It is found in the Pacific Ocean to the north of Hawaii.[1]

Veleropilina oligotropha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Monoplacophora
Order:
Tryblidiida
Superfamily:
Tryblidioidea
Family:
Neopilinidae
Genus:
Veleropilina
Species:
V. oligotropha
Binomial name
Veleropilina oligotropha
Rokop, 1972

References
  1. Kano, Y., Kimura, S., Kimura, T. and Warén, A. (2012), Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?. Zoologica Scripta, 41: 471-488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x


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