Anatoma janetae
| Anatoma janetae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. janetae
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| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma janetae Geiger, 2006[1]
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Anatoma janetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae.[2]
Description
Anatoma janetae is a micromollusk with a shell height of up to approximately 3.8 mm. The teleoconch shows a distinct transition in sculpture, from robust axial cords near the selenizone to finer spiral threads.[3] It possesses at least 2.25 whorls. [4] The species lacks eyes and belongs to a group of blind deep-sea Anatoma. [5]
Distribution
This species occurs in the bathyal zone of Northeast Pacific Ocean.
References
- ^ Geiger. 2006. Molluscan Research Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Pages: 108–112. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ Anatoma janetae Geiger, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 April 2010.
- ^ "The families Scissurellidae, Anatomidae, and Sutilizonidae in the northeast Pacific". ResearchGate.
- ^ "A new blind Anatoma species from the bathyal of the northeastern Pacific (Vetigastropoda: Anatomidae)" (PDF). Magnolia Press.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anatoma janetae D. L. Geiger, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- 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
- Geiger D.L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. Zootaxa 1128:1-33
- Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Invertebrate Collection: image of holotype