Eulepetopsis vitrea
Encyclopedia
Eulepetopsis vitrea is a species
of sea snail
, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Neolepetopsidae
, one of the families of true limpets.
Eulepetopsis vitrea is the only species in the genus Eulepetopsis.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Neolepetopsidae
Neolepetopsidae
Neolepetopsidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Patellogastropoda .This family has no subfamilies.- Etymology :...
, one of the families of true limpets.
Eulepetopsis vitrea is the only species in the genus Eulepetopsis.