Pachydermia laevis

Pachydermia laevis
Shell of Pachydermia laevis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neomphaliones
Order:	Neomphalida
Family:	Peltospiridae
Genus:	Pachydermia
Species:	P. laevis
Binomial name
Pachydermia laevis Warén & Bouchet, 1989

Pachydermia laevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm. The shell has a reticulate sculpture with a proximal region that is strongly marked which becomes finer as it nears the aperture and less distinct. The broad rim of the aperture is slightly curved and tapers toward the inner edge. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species was found in hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2615 m in 1982. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Pachydermia laevis Warén & Bouchet, 1989 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.
2. "Pachydermia laevis". www.whoi.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
3. ISRAELSSON, Olle (10 February 1998). "THE ANATOMY OF PACHYDERMIA LAEVIS (ARCHAEOGASTROPODA: 'PELTOSPIRIDAE')". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 64 (1): 93–109 – via Oxford Academic.
4. "Invertebrate Zoology Collections Search". collections.nmnh.si.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2025.

External links

• Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44(2): 116-231