Lepetodrilus atlanticus
Lepetodrilus atlanticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
Superfamily: | Lepetodriloidea |
Family: | Lepetodrilidae |
Genus: | Lepetodrilus |
Species: | L. atlanticus |
Binomial name | |
Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1] | |
Lepetodrilus atlanticus is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
- ↑ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ↑ Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
External links
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