Osteopelta
| Osteopelta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Osteopeltidae |
| Genus: | Osteopelta Marshall, 1987[1] |
| Type species | |
| Osteopelta mirabilis B.A. Marshall, 1987 | |
Osteopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Osteopeltidae.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Osteopelta include:
- Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989[3]
- Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987[4]
- Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994
References
- ↑ Marshall B. A.(1987). "Osteopeltidae (Mollusca:Gastropoda): A new family of limpets associated with whalebone in the deep-sea". Journal of Molluscan Studies 53(2): 121-127. doi:10.1093/mollus/53.2.121.
- ↑ Osteopelta Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
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