Osteopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Osteopeltidae.[1]

Osteopelta
Shell of Osteopelta praeceps (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Osteopeltidae
Genus: Osteopelta
Marshall, 1987
Type species
Osteopelta mirabilis
B.A. Marshall, 1987

Species edit

Species within the genus Osteopelta include:

References edit

  1. ^ Osteopelta Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  2. ^ Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

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