Lepetodrilus shannonae
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Species: | L. shannonae
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| Lepetodrilus shannonae | |
Lepetodrilus shannonae is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.[2]
Description[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
- ^ Lepetodrilus shannonae Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.