Lirapex costellatus

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Lirapex costellatus
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Shell of Lirapex costellatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neomphalina
Superfamily:
Neomphaloidea
Family:
Peltospiridae
Genus:
Lirapex
Species:
L. costellatus
Binomial name
Lirapex costellatus
Warén & Bouchet, 2001 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Lirapex costellataWarén & Bouchet, 1989

Lirapex costellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Lirapex costellatus form shallow marine sediments. It is a chemosymbiotroph. It has sexual reproduction. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 685 m.

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References

  1. ↑ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.


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