Lepetodrilus nux

Lepetodrilus nux is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[1]

Lepetodrilus nux
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L. nux
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus nux
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
Synonyms

Rhynchopelta nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.

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References

  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.
  • Sasaki T., Okutani T. & Fujikura K. (2003). New taxa and new records of patelliform gastropods associated with chemoautosynthesis-based communities in Japanese waters. The Veliger 46(3): 189-210


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