Veleropilina segonzaci
Veleropilina segonzaci is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusk. It is found on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[1]
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| Species: | V. segonzaci |
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| Veleropilina segonzaci Warén & Bouchet, 2001 | |
Anatomy
It has only three pairs of gills, instead of five pairs as in all other Veleropilina species with known anatomies.[1]
References
- 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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