Veleropilina zografi
Veleropilina zografi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Monoplacophora |
Order: | Neopilinida |
Family: | Neopilinidae |
Genus: | Veleropilina |
Species: | V. zografi |
Binomial name | |
Veleropilina zografi (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Acmaea zografi Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896 |
Veleropilina zografi is a Recent deep-sea (bathyal) species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc from the Atlantic Ocean. When this species was named it was thought to be a true limpet.
Original description
[edit]In 1896, this species was described as Acmaea zografi by Philippe Dautzenberg and H. Fischer from an area near the Azores. It was at that point thought to be an archaeogastropod (i.e. a true limpet).[1]
Bouchet, Mclean & Warén (1983)[3] revealed 87 years later that this species is in fact a monoplacophoran.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean in the Azores area.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. 1896. Dragages effectuées par i'Hirondelle et Princesse-Alice: Mollusces Gasteropodes. Mém. Soc. zool. Fr. 9: 395-498.
- ^ Deutzenberg P. & Fischer H. 1897. Dragages effectuées par i'Hirondelle et Princesse-Alice: 1888-1896. Mém. Soc. zool. Fr. 10: 139-234.
- ^ Bouchet Ph., McLean J. H. & Warén A. 1983. Monoplacophorans in the North Atlantic. Oceanologica Acta 6: 117-118.
External links
[edit]- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140567
- Wingstrand, KG (1985). "On the anatomy and relationships of Recent Monoplacophora" (Link to free full text + plates). Galathea Report. 16: 7–94. Leiden & Copenhagen.