Pyropelta musaica
Species of gastropod
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Pyropelta musaica is a species of small sea snail, a deep-water limpet, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyropeltidae.[1]
| Pyropelta musaica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Pyropeltidae |
| Genus: | Pyropelta |
| Species: | P. musaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropelta musaica McLean & Haszprunar, 1987 | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Northeast Pacific
Habitat
This small limpet occurs at hydrothermal vents and seeps[1]