Biology:Agathotoma neglecta

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Agathotoma neglecta
Agathotoma neglecta 001.jpg
Shell of Agathotoma neglecta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Agathotoma
Species:
A. neglecta
Binomial name
Agathotoma neglecta
(Adams C. B., 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Defrancia despecta Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853
  • Mangelia neglecta Adams C. B., 1852

Agathotoma neglecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 7.5 mm.

The ribs are rounded, approximated, transversely elevately striated. The color of the shell is rusty brown.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama.

References

  • Adams, C. B. "Catalogue of shells collected at Panama, with notes on synonymy, station, and habitat." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 5.1 (1852): 229-549.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4691574 entry