Osteopeltidae

species of mollusc

species of mollusc

Osteopelta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Osteopeltidae.

Osteopeltidae is a taxonomic family of small, deep water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). These limpets feed on organic waste on the deep-sea floor; one species, Baleenopelta rotunda, feeds on decaying whale baleen.