Liotia atomus

Liotia atomus
Drawing with two views of a shell of Liotia atomus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Liotiidae
Subfamily:	Liotiinae
Genus:	Liotia
Species:	L. atomus
Binomial name
Liotia atomus Issel, 1869 [1]
Synonyms
Cyclostrema atomus(Issel, 1869)

Liotia atomus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae. ^[2]

Description

The diameter of the shell is 1.5 mm. The somewhat solid shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is greenish and a little shining. It is obliquely longitudinally striate. The 4½ slightly convex whorls enlarge rapidly. The body whorl is subangulated at the base. The umbilical area is longitudinally crispate. The continuous peristome is thickened. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Suez, Red Sea.

References

1. Issel. Mal. Mar. Ross., p. 217, t. 2, f. 11,
2. Rosenberg, G. (2013). Liotia atomus Issel, 1869. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737882 on 2013-08-29
3. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema atomus)

• Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. (2000). Checklist of Red Sea Mollusca . Spirula. 47 Supplement : 1-46

External links

• World Register of Marine Species