MolluscaBase - Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008

Traits taxon details

Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008

AphiaID

458313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458313)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pyropelta J. H. McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

Original name

Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008

Environment

marine

Original description

Sasaki T., Okutani T. & Fujikura K. (2008). A new species of Pyropelta (Gastropoda: Pyropeltidae) from hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough, southwestern Japan. Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 309-316 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458313 on 2025-04-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Pyropelta ryukyuensis Sasaki, Okutani & Fujikura, 2008. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458313 on 2025-04-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-12 14:16:04Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2013-11-23 13:22:04Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

[taxonomic tree]

original description Sasaki T., Okutani T. & Fujikura K. (2008). A new species of Pyropelta (Gastropoda: Pyropeltidae) from hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough, southwestern Japan. Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 309-316 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To IUCN Red List (Endangered)