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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | G. aegis |
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| Gigantopelta aegis Chen, Linse, Roterman, Copley & Rogers, 2015 [1] | |
Gigantopelta aegis is a species of deep sea snail from hydrothermal vents, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae. [1]
It was described as a new species within new genus Gigantopelta in 2015 and it was classified within the family Peltospiridae. [1]
This species is known from its type locality only: Longqi hydrothermal vent field in Southwest Indian Ridge, 37°47.03′S49°38.96′E / 37.78383°S 49.64933°E . [1]
The width of the shell is 4.84–44.83 mm. [1] Valeues of δ13C were −26.42‰ ± 0.67. [2] A distinguishing factor of the Gigantopelta aegis is their large size, hence the name, which translates to “gigantic shield” in Latin. [3] While other peltospirids reach shell diameter sizes of 15mm on average, the Gigantopelta aegis can grow up to 45.7 mm. [3] The shell is also thickly coated with a layer of sulphide. However, this is typical of other vent-dwelling gastropods. Another distinguishing factor for the Gigantopelta species is that sexual dimorphism is not exhibited, as seen in other peltopsirids. [3]
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