Anatoma proxima

Anatoma proxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Family: Anatomidae
Genus: Anatoma
Species: A. proxima
Binomial name
Anatoma proxima
(Dall, 1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anatoma americana Bandel, 1998
  • Scissurella proxima Dall, 1927

Anatoma proxima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Scissurellidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 3 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean along the Southeastern coast of the USA.

References

  1. 1 2 Anatoma proxima (Dall, 1927) .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 January 2011.

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