Anatoma australis
Anatoma australis, common name the southern slit shell, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.[1]
| Anatoma australis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Clade: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma australis (Hedley, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell reaches 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia and off Tasmania
References
- WoRMS (2012). Anatoma australis (Hedley, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492982 on 2013-02-16
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 . A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0.
- Wilson, B., 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA
- Jansen, P., 1999 .The Australian Scissurellidae. Conchiglia, 31(291):47-55.
- 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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