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Pyropeltidae

Pyropeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 ). This family has no subfamilies. Habi...

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Pyropeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family has no subfamilies.

Habitat

Their habitat includes hydrothermal vents and whale-fall habitats.[1]

Genera

Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include:

References

  1. ā†‘McLean J. H. (2008). "Three New Species of the Family Neolepetopsidae (Patellogastropoda) from Hydrothermal Vents and Whale Falls in the Northeastern Pacific". Journal of Shellfish Research27(1): 15-20. doi:10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[15:TNSOTF]2.0.CO;2

Further reading

  • McLean, J. H. (1992) "Cocculiniform limpets (Cocculinidae and Pyropeltidae) living on whale bone in the deep sea off California". J. Mollus. Stud58: 401ā€“414.