Atlanta californiensis

Atlanta californiensis is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]

Atlanta californiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Pterotracheoidea
Family:
Atlantidae
Genus:
Atlanta
Species:
A. californiensis
Binomial name
Atlanta californiensis
Seapy & Richter, 1993

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northern Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. Atlanta californiensis Seapy & Richter, 1993. WoRMS (2009). Atlanta californiensis Seapy & Richter, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430414 on 14 August 2010 .


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