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Lirapex costellatus
Shell of Lirapex costellatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neomphaliones
Order:	Neomphalida
Family:	Peltospiridae
Genus:	Lirapex
Species:	L. costellatus
Binomial name
Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001
Synonyms
Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 1989

Lirapex costellatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.6 mm. Lirapex costellatus form shallow marine sediments. It is a chemosymbiotroph. It has sexual reproduction.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 685 m.

References

1. Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
2. ^ Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
3. "Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet 2001 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.

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