Osteopelta praeceps
Osteopelta praeceps is a species of small, deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Osteopeltidae.[2][3]
| Osteopelta praeceps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Osteopeltidae |
| Genus: | Osteopelta |
| Species: | O. praeceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994[1] | |
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- Marshall, B.A. 1994. Deep-sea gastropods from the New Zealand region associated with Recent whale bone and an Eocene turtle. The Nautilus 108: 1–8.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594436 on 2013-02-02
- Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. Online http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/
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