Neopilina rebainsi [Neopilina rebainsi]
Description
Neopilina rebainsi is a monoplacophoran species that lives in the deep sea. It is typically white or light brown and has a rounded, cap-like shell. It possesses a radula, a characteristic organ among molluscs used for feeding. Its habitat includes the Gulf of California and the west coast of Central America.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Neopilina
Tryblidia
|
| Order |
Monoplacophorans
Tryblidia
|
| Family |
Monoplacophoridae
Monoplacophoridae
|
| Genus |
Neopilina
Neopilina
|