- Anatoma
Taxobox
name = "Anatoma"
fossil_range =Miocene to Recent
image_caption =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Gastropoda
subclassis =Prosobranchia
ordo =Archaeogastropoda
superfamilia =Pleurotomariacea
familia =Scissurellidae
genus = "Anatoma"
genus_authority = Woodward, 1859
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.
synonyms = "Schiztrochus" Monterosato, 1877"Anatoma" is a
genus of very small marinegastropod mollusc s in the familyScissurellidae .Distribution
This genus is found in
Europe ,Australia andNew Zealand .Description
The shells are comparatively large for the family, , with an elevated spire, and sharply angled at the periphery, where the , with deep terminal slit, is located.
pecies in the genus "Anatoma"
* "
Anatoma aupouria " (Powell, 1937)
* "Anatoma baxteri "
* "Anatoma crispata " (Fleming, 1828) - crispate scissurelle
* "Anatoma finlayi " (Powell, 1937)
* "Anatoma lyra "
* "Anatoma mantelli " (Woodward, 1859)
* "Anatoma obtusata "
* "Anatoma regia " (Mestayer, 1916)
* "Anatoma turbinata "*
References
*
* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
* [http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13179489 GBIF]
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Anatoma Discover Life]
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