Osteopeltidae is a taxonomic family of small, deep water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs 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]
| Osteopeltidae | |
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| Osteopelta praeceps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Osteopeltidae Marshall, 1987[1] |
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
editGenera within the family Osteopeltidae include:
- Osteopelta Marshall, 1987 (type genus)
- Baleenopelta Marshall & Walton, 2021[3]
References
edit- ^ Marshall B. A.(1987). "Osteopeltidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): A new family of limpets associated with whalebone in the deep sea". Journal of Molluscan Studies 53(2): 121-127. doi:10.1093/mollus/53.2.121.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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.