How deep does the Twelve Scaled Worm live?

The Twelve Scaled Worm (Lepidonotus squamatus) is typically found at to 2700 m.

Twelve Scaled Worm

Lepidonotus squamatus

Group: Other
Typical depth: to 2700 m

A scale worm armoured with twelve overlapping plates along its back, found under stones from the shore down to extraordinary depths past 2,000 metres. It tolerates brackish water and even turns up on volcanic mud thousands of metres down.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Polynoidae › Lepidonotus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 130801.

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How deep does the Twelve Scaled Worm live?: The Twelve Scaled Worm (Lepidonotus squamatus) is typically found at to 2700 m.