Anatoma micalii

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Anatoma micalii
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Shell of Anatoma micalii (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Anatomidae
Genus: Anatoma
Species:
A. micalii
Binomial name
Anatoma micalii
Geiger, 2012 [1]

Anatoma micalii is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae [2] .

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Description

The length of the shell attains 1 mm.

Anatoma micalii is similar in size and shape to the Skerki species but differs markedly in having a very raised selenizone and a much coarser sculpture on the upper part of the last whorl (30–40 coarse axial ribs vs. 60–70 fine riblets) [3] .

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Ferrat, France and in the Strait of Messina and off Corsica.

References

  1. ↑ 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. (30 October 2012). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Source details for ID 166280". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Skerki Bank (Strait of Sicily) is a hotspot of molluscan biodiversity: multiple new records for Tunisian waters and description of three new species". Frontiers in Marine Science. Retrieved 22 January 2026.


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