Biology:Hirtopelta hirta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Shell of Hirtopelta hirta (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Neomphalina
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| Species: | H. hirta
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| Hirtopelta hirta McLean, 1989
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Hirtopelta hirta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm.
Distribution
It has been found living on the East Pacific Rise and the shells grow up to 12mm.[2]
References
- ↑ Hirtopelta hirta McLean, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Daniel Desbruyères; Michel Segonzac (1997). Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Editions Quae. p. 125. ISBN 978-2-905434-78-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KZbLHpstfrwC&pg=PA125.
- McLean, J.H., 1989. New slit-limpets (Scissurellacea and Fissurellacea) from hydrothermal Vents. Part I. Systematic description and comparisons based on shell and radular characters. Contributions in Science 407: 1-29
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5771829 entry
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