Bathylepeta wadatsumi
| Bathylepeta wadatsumi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lepetidae |
| Genus: | Bathylepeta |
| Species: | B. wadatsumi
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| Bathylepeta wadatsumi C. Chen, M. Tsuda & Ishitani, 2025
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Bathylepeta wadatsumi is a species of large, deep-sea true limpet, belonging to the family Lepetidae.[1]
Etymology
The name is derived from the Japanese sea god Watatsumi.[2]
Distribution
It was discovered in the northwestern Pacific in 2025.[2]
Description
The limpets can grow up to 4 cm across and were found living 5922 m below sea level, making them the deepest-recorded true limpets as of 2025. Phylogenetic analysis showed the species to be most closely related to Bathylepeta linseae of Antarctica. The species' discovery was published in Zoosystematics and Evolution, an open-access journal; the three authors of the paper worked at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Bathylepeta wadatsumi C. Chen, M. Tsuda & Ishitani, 2025. 29 July 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b c Chen, Chong; Tsuda, Miwako; Ishitani, Yoshiyuki (2025-07-24). "A new large-sized lepetid limpet from the abyssal northwestern Pacific is the deepest known patellogastropod". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 101 (3): 1249–1258. doi:10.3897/zse.101.156207. ISSN 1860-0743.