Neomphalus fretterae

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Neomphalus fretterae
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N. fretterae
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Neomphalus fretterae
McLean, 1981

Neomphalus fretterae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neomphalidae. [1]

This species common name is the Galapagos rift limpet [2]

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References

  1. Neomphalus fretterae McLean, 1981 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.
  2. Batten, Roger Lyman: Shell structure of the Galapagos Rift limpet Neomphalus fretterae McLean 1981, with notes on muscle scars and insertions. American Museum Novitates ; no. 2776 http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/5253 American Museum Novitates; no. 2776, New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1984