| Pyropeltidae | |
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| Pyropelta sibuetae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pyropeltidae McLean & Haszprunar, 1987 |
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.
Their habitat includes hydrothermal vents and whale-fall habitats. [1]
Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include: