Eulepetopsis vitrea
| Eulepetopsis vitrea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Neolepetopsidae |
| Genus: | Eulepetopsis |
| Species: | E. vitrea |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulepetopsis vitrea | |
Eulepetopsis vitrea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]
Description
Distribution
It lives in the Galapagos Rift and the East Pacific Rise.[1]
Habitat
It inhabits hydrothermal vents.[1]
References
- ^ a b c McLean J. H. (7 November 1990). "Neolepetopsidae, a new docoglossate limpet family from hydrothermal vents and its relevance to patellogastropod evolution". Journal of Zoology, London 222(3): 485-528, plates 1-12. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04047.x.
- ^ Eulepetopsis vitrea McLean, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.