Hirtopelta hirta

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

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]

References

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


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