Lirapex costellatus

Lirapex costellatus
Shell of Lirapex costellatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neomphaliones
Order: Neomphalida
Family: Peltospiridae
Genus: Lirapex
Species:
L. costellatus
Binomial name
Lirapex costellatus
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]
Synonyms[2]

Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 1989

Lirapex costellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Lirapex costellatus form shallow marine sediments. It is a chemosymbiotroph. It has sexual reproduction.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 685 m.

References

  1. ^ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.


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