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Helicopelta rostricola

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Helicopelta rostricola
Shell of Helicopelta rostricola (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Addisoniidae
Subfamily: Helicopeltinae
Genus: Helicopelta
Species:
H. rostricola
Binomial name
Helicopelta rostricola
Marshall, 1996

Helicopelta rostricola is a species of deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae, the true limpets.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.8 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Coral Sea.

References

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  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Helicopelta rostricola Marshall, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458901 on 2013-02-02
  2. ^ Marshall B. (1996). A new subfamily of the Addisoniidae associated with cephalopod beaks from the tropical southwest Pacific, and a new pseudococculinid associated with chondrichthyan egg cases from New Zealand (Mollusca: Lepetelloidea). The Veliger 39(3) 250-259.
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