Pyropelta ryukyuensis
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyropelta ryukyuensis is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae.[2]
| Pyropelta ryukyuensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Pyropeltidae |
| Genus: | Pyropelta |
| Species: | P. ryukyuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008[1] | |
Distribution
This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough, Japan[1]
References
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