Adenopilina adenensis

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Adenopilina adenensis is a very rare species of monoplacophoran, a mollusc that looks a bit like a small limpet. It is known from only one specimen found at depths of 3,000–4,000 meters in the Alula-Fartak Trench in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Yemen.

Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Monoplacophora
- Order: Tryblidiida
- Genus: Adenopilina
- Species: A. adenensis
- Binomial name: Adenopilina adenensis Tebble, 1967