Laevipilina

Laevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs. They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell. 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.

Species

There are five species:

• Laevipilina antarctica <small>Warén & Hain, 1992</small>
• Laevipilina cachuchensis <small>Urgorri, García-Álvarez & Luque, 2005</small>
• Laevipilina hyalina <small>(McLean, 1979)</small>
• Laevipilina rolani <small>Warén & Bouchet, 1990</small>
• Laevipilina theresae <small>Schrödl, 2006</small>

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