Gigantopelta aegis
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| Gigantopelta aegis | |
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| Aggregation of Gigantopelta aegis with other animals, such as scaly-foot gastropods (black snails). | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
| Order: | Neomphalida |
| Family: | Peltospiridae |
| Genus: | Gigantopelta |
| Species: | G. aegis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gigantopelta aegis Chen, Linse, Roterman, Copley & Rogers, 2015[1] | |
Gigantopelta aegis is a species of deep sea snail from hydrothermal vents, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
It was described as a new species within new genus Gigantopelta in 2015 and it was classified within the family Peltospiridae.[1]