Taxonomy Lepetella laterocompressa was originally described as Patella laterocompressa by de Rayneval and Ponzi in 1854. In a 1972 taxonomic revision, malacologist Anders Warén examined the species' external morphology and radula and concluded that it should be placed in the genus Lepetella. The revision also treated Cocculina clipeus Thiele, 1925 as a synonym of Lepetella laterocompressa.
Lepetella laterocompressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetellidae.
Description
The shell grows to a size of 2 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the Azores; in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
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
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