MolluscaBase - Osteopelta B. A. Marshall, 1987

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Osteopelta B. A. Marshall, 1987

AphiaID

138296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138296)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Osteopelta mirabilis B. A. Marshall, 1987 (type by original designation)

Parent

Osteopeltidae B. A. Marshall, 1987

Original name

Osteopelta B. A. Marshall, 1987

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Species Osteopelta ceticola Warén, 1989
Species Osteopelta huanyingae J. He, Z.-X. Qian & Y. Fang, 2017
Species Osteopelta mirabilis B. A. Marshall, 1987
Species Osteopelta praeceps B. A. Marshall, 1994

Environment

marine

Original description

Marshall, B. A. (1987). Osteopeltidae (Mollusca:Gastropoda): A new family of limpets associated with whalebone in the deep-sea. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 53 (2): 121-127., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/53.2.121
page(s): 122 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Osteopelta B. A. Marshall, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138296 on 2025-05-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

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Martinez, Olga

2012-01-22 21:52:16Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-07-05 03:40:40Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description Marshall, B. A. (1987). Osteopeltidae (Mollusca:Gastropoda): A new family of limpets associated with whalebone in the deep-sea. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 53 (2): 121-127., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/53.2.121
page(s): 122 [details] Available for editors

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