Osteopelta

Osteopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Osteopeltidae.[2]

Osteopelta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetelloidea
Family:
Osteopeltidae
Genus:
Osteopelta

Marshall, 1987[1]
Type species
Osteopelta mirabilis B.A. Marshall, 1987

Species

Species within the genus Osteopelta include:

References
  1. 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.
  2. Osteopelta Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  3. Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  4. Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.


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