Osteopelta
Encyclopedia
Osteopelta is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Osteopeltidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Osteopeltidae
Osteopeltidae
Osteopeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda .This family has no subfamilies....
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Species
Species within the genus Osteopelta include:- Osteopelta ceticolaOsteopelta ceticolaOsteopelta ceticola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Osteopeltidae....
Warén, 1989 - Osteopelta mirabilisOsteopelta mirabilisOsteopelta mirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Osteopeltidae....
Marshall, 1987