Akritogyra similis

Akritogyra similis
Shell of Akritogyra similis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Genus:	Akritogyra
Species:	A. similis
Binomial name
Akritogyra similis (Jeffreys, 1883)
Synonyms
Cyclostrema simileJeffreys, 1883 (original combination)

Akritogyra similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. ^[1]

Description

The shell grows to a height of 2.2 mm.

(Original description) The shell is orbicular and compressed both above and below. It is rather thin, opaque, and glossy. It lacks any sculpture and is whitish in color. The spire is significantly depressed, with 4½ whorls that are rounded and convex. The body whorl occupies approximately half of the shell. The first whorl is spiraled. The suture is wide and deep. The aperture is nearly circular but slightly truncate on the inner side, with thin edges. The umbilicus is open and deep, exposing part of the penultimate whorl. ^[2]

Distribution

Akritogyra similis is found in European waters, specifically the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea areas. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Akritogyra similis (Jeffreys, 1883) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 26 March 2013.
2. Jeffreys, J.G. (1883). "On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part VI)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 88–115. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
3. Akritogyra, similis. "Akritogyra similis". Gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

• Sysoev, A.V. (2014). "Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda". Invertebrate Zoology. 11 (1): 134–155.
• Hoffman, L.; Gofas, S.; Freiwald, A (2020). "A large biodiversity of "skeneimorph" (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) species from the South Azorean Seamount Chain, with the description of seventeen new species". Iberus. 38 (9): 1–82.

External links

• Warén, A. (1992). "New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Bollettino Malacologico. 27 (10–12): 149–248. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification" (PDF). Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
• Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
• "Akritogyra similis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.