Lepeta caeca
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Lepeta caeca | |
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Lepeta caeca shells | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Lepetidae |
Genus: | Lepeta |
Species: | L. caeca
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Binomial name | |
Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Patella caeca Müller, 1776 |
Lepeta caeca, common name the northern blind limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 4 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1097 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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