Pachydermia laevis
| Pachydermia laevis | |
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| Shell of Pachydermia laevis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Peltospiridae |
| Genus: | Pachydermia |
| Species: | P. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachydermia laevis | |
Pachydermia laevis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 4.6 mm. The shell has a reticulate sculpture with a proximal region that is strongly marked which becomes finer as it nears the aperture and less distinct. The broad rim of the aperture is slightly curved and tapers toward the inner edge.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species was found in hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2615 m in 1982. [3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pachydermia laevis Warén & Bouchet, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ↑ "Pachydermia laevis". www.whoi.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ ISRAELSSON, Olle (10 February 1998). "THE ANATOMY OF PACHYDERMIA LAEVIS (ARCHAEOGASTROPODA: 'PELTOSPIRIDAE')". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 64 (1): 93–109 – via Oxford Academic.
- ↑ "Invertebrate Zoology Collections Search". collections.nmnh.si.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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