WoRMS taxon details
Gigantopelta aegis C. Chen, K. Linse, Roterman, Copley & A. D. Rogers, 2015
853164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:853164)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Chen, C., Linse, K., Roterman, C. N., Copley, J. T. & Rogers, A. D. (2015). A new genus of large hydrothermal vent-endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 175: 319-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12279
page(s): 327, figs 2-7 [details]
page(s): 327, figs 2-7 [details]
Note Southwest Indian Ridge
Type locality Southwest Indian Ridge [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gigantopelta aegis C. Chen, K. Linse, Roterman, Copley & A. D. Rogers, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853164 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Chen, C., Linse, K., Roterman, C. N., Copley, J. T. & Rogers, A. D. (2015). A new genus of large hydrothermal vent-endemic gastropod (Neomphalina: Peltospiridae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 175: 319-335., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12279
page(s): 327, figs 2-7 [details]
page(s): 327, figs 2-7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Southwest Indian Ridge [details]
