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Pseudorimula midatlantica

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Pseudorimula midatlantica
Shell of Pseudorimula midatlantica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Lepetodrilidae
Genus: Pseudorimula
Species:
P. midatlantica
Binomial name
Pseudorimula midatlantica
McLean, 1992 [1]

Pseudorimula midatlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps in the Snake Pit hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm.[3]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 1622 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]

References

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  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231