Lepetodrilus japonicus

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Lepetodrilus japonicus
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L. japonicus
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus japonicus
Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993

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

Description[edit]

Distribution[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231