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Micropilina minuta

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Micropilina minuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Monoplacophora
Order: Tryblidiida
Family: Micropilinidae
Genus: Micropilina
Species:
M. minuta
Binomial name
Micropilina minuta
Warén, 1989

Micropilina minuta is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It has been found off the coasts of Iceland and Italy.[1]

Anatomy

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Micropilina minuta has four pairs of gills,[1] four pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), five circular horizontal intestinal loops, one pair of oesophageal pouches, no heart, and densely packed internal organs.[2] Its maximum length is 1.5 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kano, Yasunori; Kimura, Shoichi; Kimura, Taeko; Warén, Anders (June 2012). "Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?". Zoologica Scripta. 41 (5): 471–488. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00550.x. S2CID 83579453.
  2. ^ a b Ruthensteiner, B.; Schropel, V.; Haszprunar, G. (2010). "Anatomy and affinities of Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989 (Monoplacophora: Micropilinidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 76 (4): 323–332. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq013.