Pseudorimula midatlantica

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Pseudorimula midatlantica
Pseudorimula midatlantica (MNHN-IM-2000-4786).jpeg
Shell of Pseudorimula midatlantica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Lepetodrilidae
Genus: Pseudorimula
Species:
P. midatlantica
Binomial name
Pseudorimula midatlantica
McLean, 1992 [1]

Pseudorimula midatlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae. [2]

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Distribution

This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps in the Snake Pit hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1622 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m. [3]

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