Lepetodrilus atlanticus
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | L. atlanticus
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| Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001[1]
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Lepetodrilus atlanticus is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.[citation needed]
The maximum recorded shell length is 7.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 840 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.[3]
References
- ^ Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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