Pyropelta wakefieldi
Species of gastropod
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Pyropelta wakefieldi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyropeltidae.[2]
| Pyropelta wakefieldi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pyropeltidae |
| Genus: | Pyropelta |
| Species: | P. wakefieldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropelta wakefieldi McLean, 1992[1] | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific