Pyropeltidae

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Pyropeltidae
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Pyropelta sibuetae
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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).

Contents

This family has no subfamilies.

Habitat

Their habitat includes hydrothermal vents and whale-fall habitats. [1]

Genera

Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include:

References

  1. McLean J. H. (2008). "Three New Species of the Family Neolepetopsidae (Patellogastropoda) from Hydrothermal Vents and Whale Falls in the Northeastern Pacific". Journal of Shellfish Research27(1): 15-20. doi : 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[15:TNSOTF 2.0.CO;2]

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