Anatoma maxima
| Anatoma maxima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Scissurelloidea |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma maxima (Schepman, 1908) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anatoma maxima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.[1]
The generic position is uncertain: Anatoma or Thieleella (protoconch sculpture unknown) [1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Indonesia and the Philippines.
References
- 1 2 3 WoRMS (2012). Anatoma maxima (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493022 on 2013-02-16
- 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
External links
| External identifiers for Anatoma maxima | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 17244800 |
| WoRMS | 493022 |
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