Pyropeltidae

Pyropeltidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Pyropeltidae
McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

Pyropeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda (according taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family has no subfamilies.

Habitat

Their habitat include hydrothermal vents and whale-fall habitats.[1]

Genera

Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include:

References

Further reading


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