Liotia atomus explained

Liotia atomus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.^[1]

Description

The diameter of the shell is 1.5 mm. The somewhat solid shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is greenish and a little shining. It is obliquely longitudinally striate. The 4½ slightly convex whorls enlarge rapidly. The body whorl is subangulated at the base. The umbilical area is longitudinally crispate. The continuous peristome is thickened.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Suez, Red Sea.

References

• Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000). Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca . Spirula. 47 Supplement : 1-46

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Liotia atomus Issel, 1869. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737882 on 2013-08-29
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77914 G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia