Helicopelta rostricola
Helicopelta rostricola is a species of deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae, the true limpets.[1][2]
Helicopelta rostricola | |
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Shell of Helicopelta rostricola (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Family: | Addisoniidae |
Subfamily: | Helicopeltinae |
Genus: | Helicopelta |
Species: | H. rostricola |
Binomial name | |
Helicopelta rostricola Marshall, 1996 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Coral Sea.
References
- Gofas, S. (2012). Helicopelta rostricola Marshall, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458901 on 2013-02-02
- Marshall B. (1996). A new subfamily of the Addisoniidae associated with cephalopod beaks from the tropical southwest Pacific, and a new pseudococculinid associated with chondrichthyan egg cases from New Zealand (Mollusca: Lepetelloidea). The Veliger 39(3) 250-259.
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