Anatoma conica is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Anatoma conica (d'Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=493008 on 2013-02-16Zelaya D.G. & Geiger D.L. (2007). Species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae from Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic waters (Gastropopda: Vetigastropoda). Malacologia 49(2):393-443.Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Description The length of the shell attains 2 mm.
(Original description) The shell is orbiculate-conical, globular, and pellucid, transversely lamellose-ribbed. Its spire is elevated, with a broad keel. The aperture is rounded, and the umbilicus is large.
This species is elevated and somewhat conical, marked transversely with prominent, spaced, and flexuous lamellae or ribs that cover both the top and the bottom. Its aperture is deeply rounded, separated by a very prolonged fissure (slit), and bordered on each side by a simple crest.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands.
References
Geiger, D.L. (2012). Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729-1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs. Number 7
External links
Antarctic Invertebrates Encyclopedia of Life USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection World Register of Marine Species