Peltospiridae McLean 1989

Peltospiridae is a small family of gastropods that used to belong to the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), but is now included in the clade Neomphalina^[2]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Peltospiridae:

• Chrysomallon (1 species)
• Ctenopelta (1 species)
• Depressigyra Warén & Bouchet, 1989
• Dracogyra C. Chen, Y.-D. Zhou, C.-S. Wang & Copley, 2017
• Echinopelta McLean, 1989
• Gigantopelta C. Chen, Linse, Roterman, Copley & A. D. Rogers, 2015
• Hirtopelta McLean, 1989
• Lirapex Warén & Bouchet, 1989
• Nodopelta McLean, 1989
• Pachydermia Warén & Bouchet, 1989
• Peltospira McLean, 1989
• Rhynchopelta McLean, 1989
• Symmetriapelta L. Beck, 2023

Cladogram

A cladogram based on sequences of cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations of Peltospiridae.^[3] Lacunoides and Cyathermia are sometimes classified within Neomphalidae, but according to the COI genne analysis, they cluster within Peltospiridae.^[4]

Peltospiridae

Gigantopelta chessoia

Gigantopelta aegis

Peltospira operculata

Peltospira smaragdina

Peltospira delicata

Nodopelta subnoda

Rhynchopelta concentrica

Chrysomallon squamiferum

Cyathermia naticoides

Lacunoides sp. Kermadec

Depressigyra globulus

Pachydermia laevis

References

• McLean, J.H. (1989). New archaeogastropod limpets from hydrothermal vents: new family Peltospiridae, new superfamily Peltospiracea. Zoologica Scripta. 18(1): 49-66.

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