Atlanta turriculata

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Atlanta turriculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Atlantidae
Genus: Atlanta
Species:
A. turriculata
Binomial name
Atlanta turriculata
d'Orbigny, 1835

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

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References

  1. Atlanta turriculata d'Orbigny 1835 . WoRMS (2009). Atlanta turriculata d'Orbigny 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430412 on 14 August 2010 .