Lepetella laterocompressa
| Lepetella laterocompressa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Lepetellidae |
| Genus: | Lepetella |
| Species: | L. laterocompressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepetella laterocompressa (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepetella laterocompressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetellidae.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a size of 2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ Rayneval A. G. (de), 1854: Catalogue des fossiles du Monte Mario (près Rome), recueillis par M. le Cte de Rayneval, Mgr Van den Hecke et M. le professeur Ponzi. Versailles, impr. de Beau jeune 20 + 6 pp.
- ↑ Lepetella laterocompressa (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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