marine snail, Osteopelta mirabilis B. Marshall, 1987

Specimen | Part of Molluscs collection

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Overview

This new family, genus, and species of limpet (Osteopelta mirabilis - 'wonderful bone shield') was discovered on whale-bone by Bruce Marshall of Te Papa and described in 1987..

marine snail, Osteopelta mirabilis B. Marshall, 1987 | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa