Nodopelta rigneae

Nodopelta rigneae
Shell of Nodopelta rigneae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neomphaliones
Order: Neomphalida
Family: Peltospiridae
Genus: Nodopelta
Species:
N. rigneae
Binomial name
Nodopelta rigneae
Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]

Nodopelta rigneae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found on the East Pacific Rise.

References

  1. ^ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nodopelta rigneae Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.


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