Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Lepetellidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Lepetelloidea Rank Genus | |
Similar Addisonia excentrica, Cocculinoidea, Iothia fulva, Cocculinidae | ||
Lepetella is a genus of very small deep-sea sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetellidae.
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Description
The small shell is smooth, oval or oblong, limpet-shaped or conical. It has a simple sub-central apex that isn't spiral. The animal resembles Lepeta Gray, 1847, but has distinct eyes. It has a taenioglossan radula with seven regular rows of teeth.
Species
Species within the genus Lepetella include:
References
Lepetella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA