Biology:Osteopeltidae
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Short description: Family of gastropods
| Osteopeltidae | |
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| Osteopelta praeceps | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Family: | Osteopeltidae Marshall, 1987[1]
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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] These limpets feed on organic waste on the deep-sea floor; one species, Baleenopelta rotunda, feeds on decaying whale baleen.[3]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Osteopeltidae include:
- Osteopelta Marshall, 1987 (type genus)
- Baleenopelta Marshall & Walton, 2021[3]
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 , Wikidata Q110666141
Wikidata ☰ Q7107635 entry
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