Hirtopelta hirta

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Hirtopelta hirta
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Shell of Hirtopelta hirta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neomphaliones
Order: Neomphalida
Family: Peltospiridae
Genus: Hirtopelta
Species:
H. hirta
Binomial name
Hirtopelta hirta
McLean, 1989

Hirtopelta hirta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae. [1]

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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. [2]

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References

  1. Hirtopelta hirta McLean, 1989 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.
  2. Daniel Desbruyères; Michel Segonzac (1997). Handbook of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna. Editions Quae. p. 125. ISBN   978-2-905434-78-4.