Vema (mollusc)
Genus of molluscs
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Vema is a genus of deep-sea molluscs, monoplacophorans. The genus is named after the oceanographic Research Vessel Vema.
| Vema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Monoplacophora |
| Order: | Neopilinida |
| Family: | Neopilinidae |
| Genus: | Vema Clarke & Menzies, 1959 |
All Vema species have six pairs of gills.[1]
Species
- Vema bacescui (Menzies, 1968)
- Vema ewingi (Clarke & Menzies, 1959)
- Vema levinae Warén, 1996
- Vema occidua B. A. Marshall, 2006
