Hirtopelta tufari
Hirtopelta tufari is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[2]
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(unranked): | clade Neomphalina |
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Distribution
Hirtopelta tufari lives in hot vent sites in the East Pacific Rise.[1]
Description
The gill of Hirtopelta tufari is enlarged and there are bacterial endosymbions in the gill.[1] Endosymbiotic bacteria provide nutrition to the snail.[1]
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References
- Beck L. A. (2002). "Hirtopelta tufari sp. n., a new gastropod species from hot vents at the East Pacific Rise (21° S) harbouring endocytosymbiotic bacteria in its gill (Gastropoda: Rhipidoglossa: Peltospiridae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 130: 249–257. abstract.
- Hirtopelta tufari Beck, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
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