Lepetodrilus cristatus
| Lepetodrilus cristatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetodriloidea |
| Family: | Lepetodrilidae |
| Genus: | Lepetodrilus |
| Species: | L. cristatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepetodrilus cristatus McLean, 1988 | |
Lepetodrilus cristatus is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the East Pacific Rise.
References
- ↑ Lepetodrilus cristatus 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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