Anatoma agulhasensis explained

Anatoma agulhasensis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell reaches 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa from the Cape Province to Zululand; off Australia.

References

• Herbert, D.G., 1986. A revision of the southern African Scissurellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Ann. Natal Mus., 27(2):601-632.
• Jansen, P., 1999, The Australian Scissurellidae. Conchiglia, 31(291):47-55.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2012). Anatoma agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492972 on 2013-02-16
2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)