Lepetodrilus atlanticus
Lepetodrilus atlanticus | |
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Shell of Lepetrodrilus atlanticus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
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 mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs on hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 7.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 840 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
[edit]- "Lepetodrilus atlanticus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.