Akritogyra conspicua explained

Akritogyra conspicua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 1.3 mm and 2 mm; average diameter 1.4 mm.

(Original description in Italian by Monterosato) This species is similar in shape and size to Cyclostrema basistriatum Jeffreys, 1877 (synonym of Skenea basistriata (Jeffreys, 1877)) which is Norwegian, but the shell is completely smooth instead of striated and with deeper suture. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in deep waters in Central and Western Mediterranean Sea, at depths between 100 m and 2400 m. ^[2]

References

• Sysoev . A.V. . Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda . Invertebrate Zoology . 2014 . 11 . 1 . 134-155 .

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification . Patrimoines Naturels . 2001 . 50 . 180-213 . 3 July 2024.
• Warén . A. . New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. . Bollettino Malacologico . 1992 . 27 . 10-12 . 149-248 . 3 July 2024.

Notes and References

1. Monterosato . T.A. di . Conchiglie della zona degli abissi. . Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana . 1880 . 6 . 1-4 . 50-82 . 3 July 2024.
2. Web site: Akritogyra . conspicua. Akritogyra conspicua. Gbif.org . Global Biodiversity Information Facility . 2 July 2024.