Atlanta inflata

Atlanta inflata
Atlanta inflata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Atlantidae
Genus:	Atlanta
Species:	A. inflata
Binomial name
Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850
Synonyms [1]
Atlanta inflata Souleyet, 1852 Atlanta quoyanaSouleyet, 1852 Atlanta quoyii J. E. Gray, 1850

Atlanta inflata is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm. ^[2]

(Described in Latin as Atlanta inflataSouleyet, 1852) The shell is glassy, disc-shaped, keeled, translucent, and very thin. The spire is very small, slightly protruding, and sharply conical. There are seven whorls, which are convex; the body whorl is inflated and keeled. The aperture is ovate to sub-acute, slightly reflected at the back, and notched at the front; the peristome (the lip) is thin and sharp.

The operculum is glassy, oval, thin, translucent, and has only a few spirals. ^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[2]

References

1. Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850 . WoRMS (2009). Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430413 on 14 August 2010 .
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .
3. Souleyet, L.F.A. (1852). Souleye Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. 384. Retrieved 25 December 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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External links

• Gray, E. (1850). In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. Retrieved 25 December 2025.