Neopilina starobogatovi [Neopilina starobogatovi]
Description
Neopilina starobogatovi is a species of monoplacophoran, a deep-sea mollusk. Its shell is conical and white with an apex located near the anterior end. It has a soft body protected by a shell. It inhabits deep seas and can be found in the Pacific Ocean near the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Neopilina
Tryblidia
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| Order |
Monoplacophorans
Tryblidia
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| Family |
Monoplacophoridae
Monoplacophoridae
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| Genus |
Neopilina
Neopilina
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