Micropilina minuta explained

Micropilina minuta is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It has been found off the coasts of Iceland and Italy.

Anatomy

Micropilina minuta has four pairs of gills,^[1] four pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), five circular horizontal intestinal loops, one pair of oesophageal pouches, no heart, and densely packed internal organs.^[2] Its maximum length is 1.5 mm.

Notes and References

1. Kano, Y., Kimura, S., Kimura, T. and Warén, A. (2012), Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?. Zoologica Scripta, 41: 471-488.
2. 10.1093/mollus/eyq013. Ruthensteiner . B. . Schropel . V. . Haszprunar . G. . Anatomy and affinities of Micropilina minuta Warén, 1989 (Monoplacophora: Micropilinidae) . Journal of Molluscan Studies . 76 . 4 . 323–332 . 2010 . free .