Lepetodrilus cristatus

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

Lepetodrilus cristatus
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L. cristatus
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus cristatus
McLean, 1988

Distribution

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

References

Further reading

  • 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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