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