Kaiparapelta Explained

Kaiparapelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudococculinidae. The genus has traditionally been classified as belonging to the Pseudococculinidae family, but, molecular data indicate that this family is a non-monophyletic group, and the phylogenic position of this genus remains unsettled.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Kaiparapelta include:

• Kaiparapelta askewi McLean & Harasewych, 1995
• † Kaiparapelta singularis B. A. Marshall, 1986

References

Bibliography

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. pp 196–219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

Notes and References

1. Haszprunar. G.. Graf. L.. Hess. M.. 3D-anatomy of the ctenoglossate limpet Kaiparapelta (Vetigastropoda: Lepetelloidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80. 1. 2014. 84–98. 0260-1230. 10.1093/mollus/eyt051. free.