Marine Species Traits - Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

WoRMS taxon details

Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

AphiaID

391493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:391493)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pyropelta musaica J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987 (type by original designation)

Parent

Pyropeltidae J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

Original name

Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

Direct children (11)

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Species Pyropelta bohlei L. Beck, 1996
Species Pyropelta corymba J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987
Species Pyropelta craigsmithi (J. H. McLean, 1992)
Species Pyropelta elongata S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2017
Species Pyropelta musaica J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987
Species Pyropelta oluae Warén & Bouchet, 2009
Species Pyropelta ovalis L. Beck, 2023
Species Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008
Species Pyropelta sibuetae Warén & Bouchet, 2009
Species Pyropelta wakefieldi J. H. McLean, 1992
Species Pyropelta yamato Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2003

Environment

marine

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

McLean J.H. & Haszprunar G. (1987). Pyropeltidae, a new family of cocculiniform limpets from hydrothermal vents. <em>The Veliger.</em> 30(2): 196-205., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42468094
page(s): 197 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391493 on 2025-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-15 09:48:17Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-01-29 10:28:24Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2010-08-29 13:02:12Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-05-29 02:12:26Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description McLean J.H. & Haszprunar G. (1987). Pyropeltidae, a new family of cocculiniform limpets from hydrothermal vents. <em>The Veliger.</em> 30(2): 196-205., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42468094
page(s): 197 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyropelta)
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