Osteopelta
Genus of gastropods
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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 | |
| 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
Species within the genus Osteopelta include:
- Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989[2]
- Osteopelta huanyingae J. He, Z.-X. Qian & Y. Fang, 2017
- Osteopelta mirabilis Marshall, 1987[3]
- Osteopelta praeceps B.A. Marshall, 1994