Anatoma
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| Anatoma Fossil range: Miocene to Recent |
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Schiztrochus Monterosato, 1877 |
Anatoma is a genus of very small marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae.
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[edit] Distribution
This genus is found in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
[edit] Description
The shells are comparatively large for the family, trochiform, with an elevated spire, and sharply angled at the periphery, where the selenizone, with deep terminal slit, is located.
[edit] Species in the genus Anatoma
- Anatoma aupouria (Powell, 1937)
- Anatoma baxteri
- Anatoma crispata (Fleming, 1828) - crispate scissurelle
- Anatoma finlayi (Powell, 1937)
- Anatoma lyra
- Anatoma mantelli (Woodward, 1859)
- Anatoma obtusata
- Anatoma regia (Mestayer, 1916)
- Anatoma turbinata
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[edit] References
- Anatoma (TSN 69490). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- GBIF
- Discover Life
