Anatoma_japonica
Anatoma japonica
Species of gastropod
Anatoma japonica is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.[1]
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| Anatoma japonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma japonica (A. Adams, 1862) | |
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The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 2.5 mm. It has a trochiform shell. The spire contains 3½ rather convex whorls. They are finely decussated by elevated longitudinal striae and close striae. The longitudinal striae are flexuous at the base. The aperture is subcircular. The outer lip is dilated and reflexed in the middle.[2][3]
This marine species occurs in deep water off the Philippines, Japan , and Southeast Africa.
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Anatoma japonica (A. Adams, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492990 on 2013-02-16
- G.W. Tryon (1890), Manual of Conchology vol. XII, p. 59 (described as Anatomus japonicus)
- Geiger D.L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. Zootaxa 1128:1-33
- 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.
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Anatoma japonica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.