WoRMS taxon details
Lepetodrilidae J. H. McLean, 1988
180906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:180906)
accepted
Family
Clypeosectidae J. H. McLean, 1989 · unaccepted
Gorgoleptidae J. H. McLean, 1988 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
McLean, J.H. (1988). New archaeogastropod limpets from hydrothermal vents; superfamily Lepetodrilacea I. Systematic descriptions. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences.</em> 319 (1192): 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1988.0031
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lepetodrilidae J. H. McLean, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=180906 on 2026-01-18
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Nomenclature
original description
McLean, J.H. (1988). New archaeogastropod limpets from hydrothermal vents; superfamily Lepetodrilacea I. Systematic descriptions. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences.</em> 319 (1192): 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1988.0031
page(s): 5 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Clypeosectidae J. H. McLean, 1989) McLean, J.H. (1989). New slit-limpets (Scissurellacea and Fissurellacea) from hydrothermal vents. Part 1: Systematic descriptions and comparisons based on shell and radular characters. <em>Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.</em> 407: 1–29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52115429
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 5 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Clypeosectidae J. H. McLean, 1989) McLean, J.H. (1989). New slit-limpets (Scissurellacea and Fissurellacea) from hydrothermal vents. Part 1: Systematic descriptions and comparisons based on shell and radular characters. <em>Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.</em> 407: 1–29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52115429
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フネカサガイ科 | [details] |