Laevipilina
Sign in to saveLaevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs. They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell. All species are at approximately 2–3 mm in length, have 5 pairs of gills (except for Laevipilina hyalina, which has 6 pairs), and have 4–5 intestinal coils.
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It is catalogued under topics including Mollusc genera, Monoplacophora and Taxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on Wikidata.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Laevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs. They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell. All species are at approximately 2–3 mm in length, have 5 pairs of gills (except for Laevipilina hyalina, which has 6 pairs), and have 4–5 intestinal coils.
==Species== There are five species: Laevipilina antarctica Warén & Hain, 1992 Laevipilina cachuchensis Urgorri, García-Álvarez & Luque, 2005 Laevipilina hyalina (McLean, 1979) Laevipilina rolani Warén & Bouchet, 1990 Laevipilina theresae Schrödl, 2006
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