Lepetodrilus_atlanticus

<i>Lepetodrilus atlanticus</i>

Lepetodrilus atlanticus

Species of gastropod

Lepetodrilus atlanticus is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]

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Distribution

This species occurs on hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.

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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    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.
  • "Lepetodrilus atlanticus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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