Anatoma maxima explained

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)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 2 mm and 3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia and the Philippines.

References

• 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

• Encyclopedia of Life
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. 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