Hirtopelta tufariHirtopelta tufari is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.DistributionHirtopelta tufari lives in hot vent sites in the East Pacific Rise.DescriptionThe gill of Hirtopelta tufari is enlarged and there are bacterial endosymbions in the gill. Endosymbiotic bacteria provide nutrition to the snail.