Osteopeltidae
| Osteopeltidae | |
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| Osteopelta praeceps | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Family: | Osteopeltidae Marshall, 1987[1]
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Osteopeltidae is a taxonomic family of small, deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[2]
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera[]
Genera within the family Osteopeltidae include:
- Osteopelta Marshall, 1987 - the type genus
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Osteopeltidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23085 on 2013-02-12
Categories:
- Osteopeltidae
- Lepetelloidea stubs