Lepetella laterocompressa

Lepetella laterocompressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetellidae.[2]

Lepetella laterocompressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Lepetellidae
Genus:
Lepetella
Species:
L. laterocompressa
Binomial name
Lepetella laterocompressa
(de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cocculina clipeus Thiele 1925
  • Patella laterocompressa de Rayneval & Ponzi 1854 (basionym)
  • Propilidium aquitanense Locard 1886

Description

The shell grows to a size of 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References
  1. Rayneval A. G. (de), 1854: Catalogue des fossiles du Monte Mario (près Rome), recueillis par M. le Cte de Rayneval, Mgr Van den Hecke et M. le professeur Ponzi. Versailles, impr. de Beau jeune 20 + 6 pp.
  2. Lepetella laterocompressa (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • "Lepetella laterocompressa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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