Laevipilina

Laevipilina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Monoplacophora
Order:	Neopilinida
Family:	Neopilinidae
Genus:	Laevipilina; McLean, 1979
Species
	Laevipilina antarctica; Laevipilina cachuchensis; Laevipilina hyalina; Laevipilina rolani; Laevipilina theresae;

Laevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs.^[1] They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell.^[2] 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.^[3]

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^ Schwabe, Enrico (2008). A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca). In: Martínez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) (2008) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866, 1–574.
^ V. Urgorri, O. García-Álvarez and Á. Luque (2005). "Laevipilina cachuchensis, a new neopilinid (Mollusca: Tryblidia) from off north Spain". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (1): 59–66. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi008.

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[Schwabe-2] Schwabe, Enrico (2008). A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca). In: Martínez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) (2008) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866, 1–574.

[3] V. Urgorri, O. García-Álvarez and Á. Luque (2005). "Laevipilina cachuchensis, a new neopilinid (Mollusca: Tryblidia) from off north Spain". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 71 (1): 59–66. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi008.

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