Biology:Liotia atomus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Liotia atomus | |
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Drawing with two views of a shell of Liotia atomus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Liotiidae |
Genus: | Liotia |
Species: | L. atomus
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Binomial name | |
Liotia atomus Issel, 1869 [1]
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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
- ↑ Issel. Mal. Mar. Ross., p. 217, t. 2, f. 11,
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
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