Lepetodrilus japonicus

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

Lepetodrilus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Lepetodriloidea
Family:
Lepetodrilidae
Genus:
Lepetodrilus
Species:
L. japonicus
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus japonicus
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.

References
  1. Lepetodrilus japonicus 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


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