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Micropilina minuta

Species of monoplacophoran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Micropilina minuta is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc. It has been found off the coasts of Iceland and Italy.[1]

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Anatomy

Micropilina minuta has four pairs of gills,[1] four pairs of nephridia ("kidneys"), five circular horizontal intestinal loops, one pair of oesophageal pouches, no heart, and densely packed internal organs.[2] Its maximum length is 1.5 mm.[2]

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