Ctenopelta porifera
| Ctenopelta porifera | |
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| Shell of Ctenopelta porifera (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neomphaliones |
| Order: | Neomphalida |
| Family: | Peltospiridae |
| Genus: | Ctenopelta |
| Species: | C. porifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenopelta porifera Warén & Bouchet, 1993
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Ctenopelta porifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.6 mm.
Distribution
It is a pioneer species at hydrothermal vents in East Pacific Rise.[2]
References
- ^ Ctenopelta porifera Warén & Bouchet, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ "Detecting the Influence of Initial Pioneers on Succession at Deep-Sea Vents". doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050015
- Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90