Lepetodrilus nux explained

Lepetodrilus nux is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.^[1]

References

• 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

Notes and References

1. Life history traits of Lepetodrilus nux in the Okinawa Trough, based upon gametogenesis, shell size, and genetic variability . 10.3354/meps10779. 2014 . Nakamura . M. . Watanabe . H. . Sasaki . T. . Ishibashi . J. . Fujikura . K. . Mitarai . S. . Marine Ecology Progress Series . 505 . 119–130 . free .