Shinkailepas briandi

Shinkailepas briandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Neritimorpha
clade Cycloneritimorpha
Superfamily: Neritoidea
Family: Phenacolepadidae
Genus: Shinkailepas
Species: S. briandi
Binomial name
Shinkailepas briandi
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Shinkailepas briandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.[2]

Distribution

The type locality of Shinkailepas briandi is Mid-Atlantic Ridge: 37°50.54'N, 31°30.30'W in depth 860–870 m.[3]

References

  1. Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). "Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records". Veliger 44: 116-231.
  2. Shinkailepas briandi Warén & Bouchet, 2001.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
  3. Shinkailepas briandi Warén & Bouchet 2001, CLEMAM, accessed 14 October 2010.


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