Lepetodrilus cristatus
Lepetodrilus cristatus is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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| Species: | L. cristatus |
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| Lepetodrilus cristatus McLean, 1988 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the East Pacific Rise.
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References
- Lepetodrilus cristatus McLean, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
Further reading
- Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.
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