Lepetodrilus galriftensis

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

Lepetodrilus galriftensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetodriloidea
Family:
Lepetodrilidae
Genus:
Lepetodrilus
Species:
L. galriftensis
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus galriftensis
McLean, 1988
Synonyms

Lepetodrilus elevatus galriftensis McLean, 1988

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Galápagos Rift, East Pacific

References
  1. Lepetodrilus galriftensis McLean, 1988. 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


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