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Lirapex pantagruel C. Chen, Pradillon, Diaz-Recio & Alfaro-Lucas, 2025
1817017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1817017)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Chen, C.; Pradillon, F.; Diaz-Recio Lorenzo, C.; Alfaro-Lucas, J. M. (2025). Integrative taxonomy of two new peltospirid gastropods from Mid-Atlantic Ridge hot vents, including a potentially symbiotic species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(2): zlaf055., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf055
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Type locality contained in Mid-Atlantic Ridge
, Note On black smoker chimneys of Falkor EMARK...
type locality contained in Mid-Atlantic Ridge [details]
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Type locality On black smoker chimneys of Falkor EMARK hydrothermal vent field (23.47°N, 44.99°W; 3993 m deep) located on the south intersection of the MAR axis with the Kane Fracture Zone. [details]
Etymology From Pantagruel, son of the giant Gargantua in the French writer François Rabelais’ novel series The Five Books of the...
Etymology From Pantagruel, son of the giant Gargantua in the French writer François Rabelais’ novel series The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel (Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel) (Rabelais 1534). This species is the largest of all known Lirapex species, hence the name of a giant is fitting. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lirapex pantagruel C. Chen, Pradillon, Diaz-Recio & Alfaro-Lucas, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1817017 on 2025-09-12
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Chen, C.; Pradillon, F.; Diaz-Recio Lorenzo, C.; Alfaro-Lucas, J. M. (2025). Integrative taxonomy of two new peltospirid gastropods from Mid-Atlantic Ridge hot vents, including a potentially symbiotic species. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(2): zlaf055., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf055
page(s): figs 2, 7-10 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): figs 2, 7-10 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology From Pantagruel, son of the giant Gargantua in the French writer François Rabelais’ novel series The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel (Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel) (Rabelais 1534). This species is the largest of all known Lirapex species, hence the name of a giant is fitting. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]Type locality On black smoker chimneys of Falkor EMARK hydrothermal vent field (23.47°N, 44.99°W; 3993 m deep) located on the south intersection of the MAR axis with the Kane Fracture Zone. [details]
