Laevipilina is a genus of monoplacophoran molluscs. They are very small, mostly deepwater animals which have a superficially limpet-like shell.Schwabe, Enrico (2008). A summary of reports of abyssal and hadal Monoplacophora and Polyplacophora (Mollusca). In: Martínez Arbizu, P. & Brix, S. (Eds) (2008) Bringing Light into Deep-sea Biodiversity. Zootaxa, 1866, 1–574. All species are at approximately 2–3 mm in length, have 5 pairs of gills (except for Laevipilina hyalina, which has 6 pairs), and have 4–5 intestinal coils.
Species There are five species: Laevipilina antarctica Warén & Hain, 1992 Laevipilina cachuchensis Urgorri, García-Álvarez & Luque, 2005 Laevipilina hyalina (McLean, 1979) Laevipilina rolani Warén & Bouchet, 1990 Laevipilina theresae Schrödl, 2006
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