Neolepetopsis gordensis

Neolepetopsis gordensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Neolepetopsidae
Genus:	Neolepetopsis
Species:	N. gordensis
Binomial name
	Neolepetopsis gordensis; McLean, 1990

Last updated October 06, 2025

Neolepetopsis gordensis 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]

Neolepetopsis gordensis is the type species in the genus Neolepetopsis.^[1]

The specific name gordensis comes from Gorda Ridge, where this species was found.

Distribution

Gorda Ridge ^[1]

References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Neolepetopsis gordensis McLean, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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[McLean_1990-1] 1 2 3 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.

[WoRMS-2] Neolepetopsis gordensis McLean, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.

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