Anatoma fujikurai
Anatoma fujikurai is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae. It was found at a hydrothermal vent field in Myōjin Knoll caldera, Izu-Ogasawara Arc, Japan.[2]
| Anatoma fujikurai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Clade: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. fujikurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma fujikurai Sasaki, Geiger & Okutani, 2010[1] | |
See also
- Parakaryon myojinensis, a highly unusual single-celled organism discovered at the same location
References
- Sasaki T., Geiger D.L. & Okutani T. (2010 ("2008")) A new species of Anatoma (Vetigastropoda: Anatomidae) from a hydrothermal vent field in Myojin Knoll Caldera, Izu-Ogasawara Arc, Japan. The Veliger 51(1): 63–75 (Published 31 March 2010). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Anatoma fujikurai Sasaki, Geiger & Okutani, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558613 on 2013-02-16
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