Anatoma agulhasensis
Anatoma agulhasensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.[1][2]
| Anatoma agulhasensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Clade: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. agulhasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell reaches 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa from the Cape Province to Zululand; off Australia.
References
- WoRMS (2012). Anatoma agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492972 on 2013-02-16
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- Herbert, D.G., 1986. A revision of the southern African Scissurellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Ann. Natal Mus., 27(2):601-632.
- Jansen, P., 1999, The Australian Scissurellidae. Conchiglia, 31(291):47-55.
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Anatoma agulhasensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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