Vema bacescui
Vema bacescui is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc.[1]
| Vema bacescui | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| (unranked): | Monoplacophora |
| Class: | Tergomya |
| Order: | Tryblidiida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Vema |
| Species: | V. bacescui |
| Binomial name | |
| Vema bacescui Menzies, 1968 | |
It is found in the Peru-Chile Trench of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. At 2.8 cm, it is relatively large for a monoplacophoran.[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.). "Vema bacescui". 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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