Lopheliella hermesae
| Lopheliella hermesae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Lopheliella |
| Species: | L. hermesae |
| Binomial name | |
| Lopheliella hermesae Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2008 | |
Lopheliella hermesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 2.6 mm, its diameter 2.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Rockall & Hatton Banks, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 767 m.
References
- ↑ Lopheliella hermesae Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- Hoffman L., Van Heugten B., and Lavaleye M. S. S. (2008) "A new genus with four new species in the family Skeneidae (Gastropoda) from the Rockall Bank, northeastern Atlantic Ocean". Miscellanea Malacologica 3: pp. 39–48
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