Pyropelta wakefieldi
| Pyropelta wakefieldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pyropeltidae |
| Genus: | Pyropelta |
| Species: | P. wakefieldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropelta wakefieldi McLean, 1992[1] | |
Pyropelta wakefieldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific
References
- ↑ McLean J.H. (1992) Cocculiniform limpets (Cocculinidae and Pyropeltidae) living on whale bone in the deep sea off California. Journal of Molluscan Studies 58: 401-414. (November 1992). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Pyropelta wakefieldi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579299 on 2013-02-02
External links
| External identifiers for Pyropelta wakefieldi | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 579299 |
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