Pseudorimula midatlantica
Shell of Pseudorimula midatlantica (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. midatlantica
Binomial name
Pseudorimula midatlantica
McLean, 1992 [1]

Pseudorimula midatlantica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps in the Snake Pit hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 8.1 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1622 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]

References

  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231


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