''Hirtopelta hirta'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Peltospiridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm.
Distribution
It has been found living on the
East Pacific Rise and the shells grow up to 12mm.
References
* McLean, J.H., 1989. New slit-limpets (Scissurellacea and Fissurellacea) from hydrothermal Vents. Part I. Systematic description and comparisons based on shell and radular characters. Contributions in Science 407: 1-29
* Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90
External links
Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2001). Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44(2): 116-231
Peltospiridae
Gastropods described in 1989
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