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
| Lopheliella moolenbeeki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Lopheliella |
| Species: | L. moolenbeeki
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| Binomial name | |
| Lopheliella moolenbeeki Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2008[1]
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Description
editL. 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
editL. 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
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye (2008). Miscellanea Malacologica 3 (3) : 39–48. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ Lopheliella moolenbeeki Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- Hoffman L., Van Heugten B., and Lavaleye M. S. S. (2008) "A new genus with four new species in the family Skeneidae (Gastropoda) from the Rockall Bank, northeastern Atlantic Ocean". Miscellanea Malacologica 3: pp. 39–48