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Neolepetopsidae Neolepetopsidae is a family of small deep sea sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies. ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Neolepetopsis'' include: * ''

Neolepetopsis densata ''Neolepetopsis densata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid- ...

'' McLean, 1990 * ''

Neolepetopsis gordensis ''Neolepetopsis gordensis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. ''Neolepetopsis gordensis'' is the type species in the genus ''Neolepetopsis'' ...

'' McLean, 1990 * ''

Neolepetopsis nicolasensis ''Neolepetopsis nicolasensis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution northeastern Pacific Ocean Habitat whale bone ...

'' McLean, 2008 * '' Neolepetopsis occulta'' McLean, 1990 * ''

Neolepetopsis verruca ''Neolepetopsis verruca'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid- ...

'' McLean, 1990

References

External links

* Neolepetopsidae {{Neolepetopsidae-stub