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

Lepetodrilus nux
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Lepetodrilidae
Genus: Lepetodrilus
Species:
L. nux
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus nux
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
Synonyms

Rhynchopelta nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nakamura, M.; Watanabe, H.; Sasaki, T.; Ishibashi, J.; Fujikura, K.; Mitarai, S. (2014). "Life history traits of Lepetodrilus nux in the Okinawa Trough, based upon gametogenesis, shell size, and genetic variability". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 505: 119–130. doi:10.3354/meps10779.
  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.
  • Sasaki T., Okutani T. & Fujikura K. (2003). New taxa and new records of patelliform gastropods associated with chemoautosynthesis-based communities in Japanese waters. The Veliger 46(3): 189–210