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]
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(unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
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Species: | L. nux |
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Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 | |
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Rhynchopelta nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.
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References
- Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- 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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