Anatoma atlantica

Anatoma atlantica is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae.[1]

Anatoma atlantica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Anatomidae
Genus: Anatoma
Species:
A. atlantica
Binomial name
Anatoma atlantica
Bandel, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Hainella atlantica Bandel, 1998

Description

The shell of this species grows to a length of 2.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Eastern Florida.

References

  1. Anatoma atlantica Bandel, 1998. WoRMS (2010). Anatoma atlantica (Bandel, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492978 on 1 September 2010 .
  • Bandel, K. 1998. Scissurellidae als Modell für die Variationsbreite einer natürlichen Einheit der Schlitzbandschnecken (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Mitteilungen aus dem Geologisch-paläontogischen Institut der Universität Hamburg 81: 1–120, 23 pls.
  • Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1–728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.


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