Peltospiridae

Peltospiridae
	Chrysomallon squamiferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Neomphalida
Superfamily:	Neomphaloidea
Family:	Peltospiridae; McLean, 1989
Diversity
	21 extant species

Peltospiridae is a small family of gastropods that used to belong to the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), but is now included in the clade Neomphalina^[2]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera[]

Genera within the family Peltospiridae:

Chrysomallon (1 species)
Ctenopelta (1 species)
Depressigyra Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Echinopelta McLean, 1989
Hirtopelta McLean, 1989
Lirapex Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Nodopelta McLean, 1989
Pachydermia Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Peltospira McLean, 1989
Rhynchopelta McLean, 1989

Cladogram[]

A cladogram based on sequences of cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations of Peltospiridae.^[3] Lacunoides and Cyathermia are sometimes classified within Neomphalidae, but according to the COI genne analysis, they cluster within Peltospiridae.^[4]

Peltospiridae

	Gigantopelta chessoia

	Gigantopelta aegis

	Peltospira operculata

	Peltospira smaragdina

Peltospira delicata

	Nodopelta subnoda

	Rhynchopelta concentrica

	Chrysomallon squamiferum

	Cyathermia naticoides

Lacunoides sp. Kermadec

Depressigyra globulus

Pachydermia laevis

References[]

^ WoRMS. Taxon tree. accessed 28 November 2017.
^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Peltospiridae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180915 on 2012-03-20
^ Chen C., Linse K., Roterman C. N., Copley J. T. & Rogers A. D. (2015). "A new genus of large hydrothermal vent‐endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2), 319-335. doi:10.1111/zoj.12279.
^ Chen C.; Linse K.; Copley J. T.; Rogers A.D. (2015). "The 'scaly-foot gastropod': a new genus and species of hydrothermal vent-endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae) from the Indian Ocean". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (3): 322–334. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyv013.

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[1] WoRMS. Taxon tree. accessed 28 November 2017.

[2] Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Peltospiridae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180915 on 2012-03-20

[Chen_2015_Gigantopelta-3] Chen C., Linse K., Roterman C. N., Copley J. T. & Rogers A. D. (2015). "A new genus of large hydrothermal vent‐endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2), 319-335. doi:10.1111/zoj.12279.

[Chen_2015-4] Chen C.; Linse K.; Copley J. T.; Rogers A.D. (2015). "The 'scaly-foot gastropod': a new genus and species of hydrothermal vent-endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae) from the Indian Ocean". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (3): 322–334. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyv013.

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