Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Lepetodrilidae Scientific name Lepetodrilus atlanticus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Lepetodriloidea Genus Lepetodrilus Rank Species | |
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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.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
Lepetodrilus atlanticus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA