Anatoma yaroni

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Anatoma yaroni
Anatoma yaroni (10.3897-afrinvertebr.61.51989) Figure 18.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Scissurelloidea
Family: Anatomidae
Genus: Anatoma
Species:
A. yaroni
Binomial name
Anatoma yaroni
Herbert, 1986

Anatoma yaroni is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 5 mm. The shell ranges from brown to dark green in color. Though the shell is thin, it is very strong in comparison to other snails.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

References

  1. Anatoma yaroni Herbert, 1986 . 27 July 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)