Osteopeltidae

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Osteopeltidae
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Osteopeltidae

Marshall, 1987 [1]

Osteopeltidae is a taxonomic family of small, deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [2] These limpets feed on organic waste on the deep-sea floor; one species, Baleenopelta rotunda , feeds on decaying whale baleen. [3]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Osteopeltidae include:

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References

  1. Marshall B. A.(1987). "Osteopeltidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): A new family of limpets associated with whalebone in the deep sea". Journal of Molluscan Studies53(2): 121-127. doi:10.1093/mollus/53.2.121.
  2. Gofas, S. (2012). Osteopeltidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23085 on 2013-02-12
  3. 1 2 Bruce A. Marshall; Kerry Walton (2 January 2021). "Baleenopelta rotunda, a newly discovered limpet from decaying baleen from New Zealand". Molluscan Research . 41 (1): 26–31. doi:10.1080/13235818.2021.1883500. ISSN   1323-5818. Wikidata   Q110666141.