Osteopeltidae
| Osteopeltidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Osteopeltidae Marshall, 1987[1] |
Osteopeltidae is a taxonomic family of small, deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [2]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Osteopeltidae include:
- Osteopelta Marshall, 1987 - the type genus
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.
- ↑ Gofas, S. (2012). Osteopeltidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23085 on 2013-02-12
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