Helicopelta rostricola
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| Shell of Helicopelta rostricola (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Addisoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicopeltinae |
| Genus: | Helicopelta |
| Species: | H. rostricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Helicopelta rostricola Marshall, 1996
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Helicopelta rostricola is a species of deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae, the true limpets.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Coral Sea.
References
[edit]- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Helicopelta rostricola Marshall, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458901 on 2013-02-02
- ^ Marshall B. (1996). A new subfamily of the Addisoniidae associated with cephalopod beaks from the tropical southwest Pacific, and a new pseudococculinid associated with chondrichthyan egg cases from New Zealand (Mollusca: Lepetelloidea). The Veliger 39(3) 250-259.
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