Lepetella sierrai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetellidae.[2]
| Lepetella sierrai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Lepetellidae |
| Genus: | Lepetella |
| Species: | L. sierrai
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepetella sierrai Dantart & Luque, 1994 [1]
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This species is the host of the ectoparasitic copepod Lepetellicola brescianii Huys, Lopez Gonzalez, Roldan & Luque, 2002
Description
editThe shell grows to a size of 2.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs from the Bay of Biscay to Madeira.
References
edit- ^ Dantart L. & Luque A. A., 1994: Cocculiniformia and Lepetidae (Gastropoda: Archaeogastropoda) from Iberian waters, Journal of Molluscan Studies 60 (3): 277–313
- ^ Lepetella sierrai Dantart & Luque, 1994. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213