Hirtopelta hirta

Hirtopelta hirta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1] It has been found living on the East Pacific Rise and the shells grow up to 12mm.[2]

Hirtopelta hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Neomphalina
Superfamily:
Neomphaloidea
Family:
Peltospiridae
Genus:
Hirtopelta
Species:
H. hirta
Binomial name
Hirtopelta hirta
McLean, 1989

References
  1. Hirtopelta hirta McLean, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  2. Daniel Desbruyères; Michel Segonzac (1997). Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Editions Quae. p. 125. ISBN 978-2-905434-78-4.


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