Ammonicera minortalis

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Ammonicera minortalis
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Shell of Ammonicera minortalis (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Omalogyridae
Genus: Ammonicera
Species:
A. minortalis
Binomial name
Ammonicera minortalis
Rolán, 1992

Ammonicera minortalis is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Omalogyridae. [1]

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Description

The diameter of the shell varies between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm.

This is the smallest living gastropod in the United States. The structure of the shell is very similar to Ammonicera japonica . [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba, Jamaica, the Bahamas and Mexico.

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References

  1. Ammonicera minortalisRolán, 1992 . 17 January 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Bieler, R. & Mikkelsen, P. M. (1998). "Ammonicera in Florida: Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia)". The Nautilus. 111 (1): 1–12.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)