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Lopheliella moolenbeeki

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Lopheliella moolenbeeki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Lopheliella
Species:
L. moolenbeeki
Binomial name
Lopheliella moolenbeeki
Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2008[1]

Lopheliella moolenbeeki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2] It was named for Robert G. Moolenbeek, a Dutch malacologist.[1]: 42 

Description

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L. moolenbeeki has a height of 1.9 mm and a width of 1.8 mm. Its shell has a smooth appearance and its honeycomb patterned protoconch is nearly identical to that of L. rockallensis.[1]: 41, 48 

Distribution

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L. moolenbeeki can be found at depths of around 557 to 767 meters. It is only known to exist on the southeastern flank of the Rockall Bank in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Ireland (N55°44, W15°78).[1]: 42 

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