Ctenopelta porifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Peltospiridae.[1]
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| Shell of Ctenopelta porifera (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Neomphalina
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| Species: | C. porifera
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| Ctenopelta porifera Warén & Bouchet, 1993
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 10.6 mm.
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Distribution edit
It is a pioneer species at hydrothermal vents in East Pacific Rise.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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
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