Lepetodrilus nux
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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 | |
Lepetodrilus nux is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[1]
Description[]
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.[2]
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
Categories:
- Lepetodrilidae
- Gastropods described in 1993
- Vetigastropoda stubs