-
general form to
other peltospirids, the
ctenidium is
proportional size to that of Hirtopelta,
which has the
largest gill
among peltospirid genera that have...
-
hydrothermal vents in the
Southwest Indian Ridge: a "Hoff" crab, a "giant
peltospirid" snail, a whelk-like snail, a limpet, a
scaleworm and a
polychaete worm...
- Chunsheng; Copley,
Jonathan T. (5
December 2017). "Two New Hot-Vent
Peltospirid Snails (Gastropoda: Neomphalina) from
Longqi Hydrothermal Field, Southwest...
-
shown that both
species Gigantopelta the
gland also enlarged. In
other peltospirids, the
posterior portion of the
oesophagus forms a pair of
blind mid-oesophageal...
- the name,
which translates to “gigantic shield” in Latin.
While other peltospirids reach s****
diameter sizes of 15mm on average, the
Gigantopelta aegis...
- Chunsheng; Copley,
Jonathan T. (5
December 2017). "Two New Hot-Vent
Peltospirid Snails (Gastropoda: Neomphalina) from
Longqi Hydrothermal Field, Southwest...
