Veleropilina capulus
| Veleropilina capulus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Neopilinida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Veleropilina |
| Species: | V. capulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Veleropilina capulus (Marshall, 2006) | |
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Veleropilina capulus is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It was first described by Bruce Marshall in 2006 and originally named Rokopella capulus.[1] It is found in the South Pacific and off the coast of New Zealand.[2]
References
- ↑ Bruce A Marshall (2006). "Four new species of Monoplacophora (Mollusca) from the New Zealand region". Molluscan Research. 26 (2): 61–67. doi:10.11646/mr.26.2.1. ISSN 1323-5818. Wikidata Q91090233.
- ↑ Kano, Y., Kimura, S., Kimura, T. and Warén, A. (2012), Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?. Zoologica Scripta, 41: 471-488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x