Neomphalus fretterae

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| name = Neomphalus fretterae

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| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Mollusca

| classis = Gastropoda

| unranked_superfamilia = clade Neomphalina

| superfamilia = Neomphaloidea

| familia = Neomphalidae

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| genus = Neomphalus

| species = N. fretterae

| binomial = Neomphalus fretterae

| binomial_authority = McLean, 1981

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Neomphalus fretterae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neomphalidae.{{WRMS species|449990|Neomphalus fretterae McLean, 1981||11 April 2010}}

This species common name is the Galapagos rift limpetBatten, Roger Lyman: Shell structure of the Galapagos Rift limpet Neomphalus fretterae McLean 1981, with notes on muscle scars and insertions. American Museum Novitates ; no. 2776 http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5253 American Museum Novitates; no. 2776, New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History, 1984

This animal was found living within the subseafloor crust beneath hydrothermal vents, along with many others. [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52631-9 Animal life in the shallow subseafloor crust at deep-sea hydrothermal vents]. Open access.

Bright, M., Gollner, S., de Oliveira, A.L. et al. Animal life in the shallow subseafloor crust at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Nat Commun 15, 8466 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52631-9