Anatoma parageia

Anatoma parageia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Lepetellida
Family:	Anatomidae
Genus:	Anatoma
Species:	A. parageia
Binomial name
Anatoma parageia Geiger & Sasaki, 2009 [1]

Anatoma parageia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae. ^[2]

Etymology

The species name parageia comes from the Greek parageios, meaning pertaining to shallow water, referring to its intertidal or shallow subtidal habitat, which is unusual for an anatomid.

Description

The shell of Anatoma parageia is minute, with a height of 0.74 mm and a width of 0.51 mm. The shell is thin, translucent, and has a slit typical of the family Anatomidae. ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs off Japan, primarily in shallow subtidal zones and intertidal areas, often associated with rocky substrates and algae. ^[2]

References

1. Geiger & Sasaki (2009). Molluscan Research 29 (1) : 1–16. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 11 April 2010.
2. Anatoma parageia Geiger & Sasaki, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 April 2010.

• Geiger D. & Sasaki T. (2009). New Scissurellidae and Anatomidae from Manazuru, Sagami Bay, and Okinawa, Japan (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda). Molluscan Research 29 (1) : 1–16
• 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.