''Pyropelta'' is a

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of small sea snails, deep-water

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning the various groups called "limpets" ...

s, marine gastropod

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s in the

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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. Habitat Their habitat includes hydrothermal vents and whale-fall ...

. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391493 on 2022-03-20 The name ''Pyropelta'' is from the

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; it means "fire limpet" because these small deepwater limpets live near hot

hydrothermal vents A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, and hotspo ...

and similar habitat.

Species

Species within the genus ''Pyropelta'' include: * ''

Pyropelta bohlei ''Pyropelta bohlei'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae. Habitat This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vent A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from wh ...

'' L. Beck, 1996 * ''

Pyropelta corymba ''Pyropelta corymba'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico. Habitat This small limpet occurs ...

'' McLean & Haszprunar, 1987 * ''

Pyropelta craigsmithi ''Pyropelta'' is a genus of small sea snails, deep-water limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (J. H. McLean, 1992) * ''

Pyropelta elongata ''Pyropelta elongata'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Pyropelta elongata'' S.Q. Zhang & S.P. Zhang, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' S.Q. Zhang & S.P. Zhang, 2017 * ''

Pyropelta musaica ''Pyropelta musaica'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Northeast Pacific Habitat This small l ...

'' McLean & Haszprunar, 1987 * ''

Pyropelta oluae ''Pyropelta oluae'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae. Distribution This small impet occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River The Congo River ( k ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 2009 * ''

Pyropelta ryukyuensis ''Pyropelta ryukyuensis'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae. Distribution This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough The (also called , l ...

'' Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008 * ''

Pyropelta sibuetae ''Pyropelta sibuetae'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae. Distribution This small limpet occurs at methane seeps off the Congo River The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi ...

'' Warén & Bouchet, 2009 * ''

Pyropelta wakefieldi ''Pyropelta wakefieldi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Pyropelta wakefieldi''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' McLean, 1992 * ''

Pyropelta yamato ''Pyropelta yamato'' is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae. Habitat This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vent A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from ...

'' Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2003

References

External links

McLean J.H. & Haszprunar G. (1987). Pyropeltidae, a new family of cocculiniform limpets from hydrothermal vents. The Veliger. 30(2): 196-205
Pyropeltidae {{Pyropeltidae-stub