Osteopelta
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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Genus: | Osteopelta Marshall, 1987[1]
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Osteopelta mirabilis B.A. Marshall, 1987 |
Osteopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Osteopeltidae.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Osteopelta include:
- Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989[3]
- Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987[4]
- Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994
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.
- ^ Osteopelta Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
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