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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Lepetodrilidae |
| Genus: | Lepetodrilus |
| Species: | L. nux
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhynchopelta nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 | |
Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ 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