Lepetodrilus tevnianus

Lepetodrilus tevnianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Lepetodrilidae
Genus: Lepetodrilus
Species:
L. tevnianus
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus tevnianus
McLean, 1991

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

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off the East Pacific Rise.

References

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  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.