Benthobia atafona

Benthobia atafona
	Shell of Benthobia atafona (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Benthobiidae
Genus:	Benthobia
Species:	B. atafona
Binomial name
	Benthobia atafona; Simone, 2003

Last updated October 08, 2025

Benthobia atafona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Benthobiidae.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Southeast Brazil.

References

↑ Simone. 2003. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69 (3): 245-262. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.
↑ Benthobia atafona Simone, 2003 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.

Simone, L. R., 2003. Revision of the genus Benthobia (Caenogastropoda, Pseudolividae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 69: 245-162

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[1] Simone. 2003. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69 (3): 245-262. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 29 April 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Benthobia atafona Simone, 2003 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.

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Benthobia atafona

Shell of Benthobia atafona (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Benthobiidae
Genus:	Benthobia
Species:	B. atafona
Binomial name
*Benthobia atafona* Simone, 2003^[1]