Lepetodrilus atlanticus
| Lepetodrilus atlanticus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetodriloidea |
| Family: | Lepetodrilidae |
| Genus: | Lepetodrilus |
| Species: | L. atlanticus |
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Lepetodrilus atlanticus Warén & Bouchet, 2001 |
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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.
This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
The size of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 7.5 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 7.2 mm.
Minimum recorded depth is 840 m. Maximum recorded depth is 3520 m.
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