Atys neglectus

Atys neglectus is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.[1]

Atys neglectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
informal group Opisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Haminoeoidea
Family:
Haminoeidae
Genus:
Atys (gastropod)
Species:
A. neglectus
Binomial name
Atys neglectus
H.B. Preston, 1908
Synonyms[1]

Atys neglecta Preston, 1908 (wrong grammatical agreement in original publication)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands.

Description

The length of the shell of this species attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) The imperforate shell is elongately ovate, sub-cylindrical, rather convex in the middle. It is greyish white, polished, smooth except at the ends where several grooves appear. The apex is closed. The aperture is very narrow above and moderately wide below. The columella is oblique. The peristome is broadly thickened, and bent slightly inwards, a little extended above the vertex.[2]

References
  1. Gofas, S. (2015). Atys neglectus Preston, 1908. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597129 on 2016-09-05
  2. Preston, H. B. "Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands." Records of the Indian Museum 2.2 (1908): 187-210


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