Paralepetopsis sasakii explained

Paralepetopsis sasakii is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neolepetopsidae, one of the families of true limpets.

The specific name sasakii is in honor of Takenori Sasaki, the malacologist from the University Museum, the University of Tokyo.[1]

Distribution

This small impet occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.

Notes and References

  1. (last change 19 January 2006) "The Present and Future of the University Museum". The University Museum, the University of Tokyo, accessed 10 April 2010.