Lepetodrilus galriftensis

Lepetodrilus galriftensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Lepetodrilidae
Genus:	Lepetodrilus
Species:	L. galriftensis
Binomial name
	Lepetodrilus galriftensis; McLean, 1988
Synonyms
	Lepetodrilus elevatus galriftensisMcLean, 1988

Last updated October 04, 2025

Lepetodrilus galriftensis is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps of the Galápagos Rift, East Pacific

References

↑ Lepetodrilus galriftensis McLean, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

Warén, A. & Bouchet, P. (2001) Gastropoda and Monoplacophora from hydrothermal vents and seeps; new taxa and records. The Veliger, 44, 116–231

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[WoRMS-1] Lepetodrilus galriftensis McLean, 1988 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

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