Biology:Lepetodrilus shannonae

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Lepetodrilus shannonae
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L. shannonae
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus shannonae
Warén & Bouchet, 2009[1]

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

Distribution

This species occurs at methane seeps in deep water off the Congo River.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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
  2. Lepetodrilus shannonae Warén & Bouchet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q6527392 entry