Veleropilina segonzaci
| Veleropilina segonzaci | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Tryblidiida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Veleropilina |
| Species: | V. segonzaci
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| Binomial name | |
| Veleropilina segonzaci Warén & Bouchet, 2001
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Veleropilina segonzaci is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It is found on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[1]
Anatomy[]
It has only three pairs of gills, instead of five pairs as in all other Veleropilina species with known anatomies.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b 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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