Biology:Liotia atomus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Liotia atomus
Liotia atomus 001.jpg
Drawing with two views of a shell of Liotia atomus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Liotiidae
Genus: Liotia
Species:
L. atomus
Binomial name
Liotia atomus
Issel, 1869 [1]
Synonyms

Cyclostrema atomus (Issel, 1869)

Liotia atomus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]

Description

The diameter of the shell is 1.5 mm. The somewhat solid shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is greenish and a little shining. It is obliquely longitudinally striate. The 4½ slightly convex whorls enlarge rapidly. The body whorl is subangulated at the base. The umbilical area is longitudinally crispate. The continuous peristome is thickened.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Suez, Red Sea.

References

  1. Issel. Mal. Mar. Ross., p. 217, t. 2, f. 11,
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Liotia atomus Issel, 1869. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737882 on 2013-08-29
  3. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema atomus)
  • Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000). Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca . Spirula. 47 Supplement : 1-46

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16984635 entry