Amphithalamus triangulus

Amphithalamus triangulus
Shell of Amphithalamus triangulus (specimen at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Anabathridae
Genus:	Amphithalamus
Species:	A. triangulus
Binomial name
Amphithalamus triangulus May, 1915
Synonyms [1]
Amphithalamus (Notoscrobs) triangulusMay, 1915 alternative representation

Amphithalamus triangulus is a species of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Anabathridae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

(Original description) The shell is small, brown, shining, and pyramidal. It has four whorls, including a smooth, dome-shaped protoconch. The three adult whorls are encircled by two rounded keels, one at the suture and the other at the periphery. The upper keel is at first smooth, but develops nodules, which give it a beaded appearance on the body whorl. The lower keel is itself divided by a narrow groove. On the base are three small keels. The aperture is roundly-ovate, and the peristome is continuous, pointed above, forming a flattened ring, while the opening itself is margined by a narrow, raised thread. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.

References

1. Amphithalamus triangulus May, 1915 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. May, W. L. (1915). Additions to the Tasmanian marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. (1915): 75-99 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .