Hirtopelta hirta

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Hirtopelta hirta
Hirtopelta hirta (MNHN-IM-2000-31411).jpeg
Shell of Hirtopelta hirta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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clade Neomphalina
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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]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm.

Distribution[]

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 (1997). Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Editions Quae. p. 125. ISBN 978-2-905434-78-4.
  • McLean, J.H., 1989. New slit-limpets (Scissurellacea and Fissurellacea) from hydrothermal Vents. Part I. Systematic description and comparisons based on shell and radular characters. Contributions in Science 407: 1-29
  • Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90

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