Lepetodrilus nux

Lepetodrilus nux
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Lepetodrilidae
Genus:	Lepetodrilus
Species:	L. nux
Binomial name
	Lepetodrilus nux; Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993
Synonyms
	Rhynchopelta nuxOkutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993

Last updated September 26, 2025

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in hydrothermal vents and seeps off Japan.^[2]

References

↑ Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
↑ Nakamura, M.; Watanabe, H.; Sasaki, T.; Ishibashi, J.; Fujikura, K.; Mitarai, S. (2014). "Life history traits of Lepetodrilus nux in the Okinawa Trough, based upon gametogenesis, shell size, and genetic variability". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 505: 119–130. doi: 10.3354/meps10779 .

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

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[WoRMS-1] Lepetodrilus nux Okutani, Fujikura & Sasaki, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

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

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