Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge

Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge
Lepetodrilus sp. from East Scotia Ridge on carapace of large individual of Kiwa sp.
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L. sp. East Scotia Ridge
Binomial name
Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge

Lepetodrilus sp. East Scotia Ridge (nomen nudum) is an as yet undescribed species of small, deep-sea sea snail, a hydrothermal vent limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetodrilidae.

The first information about this species, under the name "Lepetodrilus n. sp.", was published on 3 January 2012.[1]

Location of E2 and E9 sites in the Scotia Sea showing the East Scotia Ridge (ESR) between the Scotia Plate (SCO) and South Sandwich Plate (SAN).
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rogers 2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).