Lepetodrilus shannonae

Lepetodrilus shannonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Lepetodrilidae
Genus:	Lepetodrilus
Species:	L. shannonae
Binomial name
	Lepetodrilus shannonae; Warén & Bouchet, 2009

Last updated September 26, 2025

Lepetodrilus shannonae is a species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetodrilidae.^[2]

Distribution

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

References

1 2 Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013
↑ Lepetodrilus shannonae Warén & Bouchet, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

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[Warén_2009-1] 1 2 Warén A. & Bouchet P. (2009). "New gastropods from deep-sea hydrocarbon seeps off West Africa". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography56(23): 2326–2349. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.013

[WoRMS-2] Lepetodrilus shannonae Warén & Bouchet, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.

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