Akritogyra similis

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Phylum:Mollusca
Akritogyra similis
Shell of Akritogyra similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Genus: Akritogyra
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Akritogyra similis
(Jeffreys, 1883)
Synonyms

Cyclostrema simile Jeffreys, 1883 (original combination)

Akritogyra similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

The shell grows to a height of 2.2 mm.

(Original description) The shell is orbicular and compressed both above and below. It is rather thin, opaque, and glossy. It lacks any sculpture and is whitish in color. The spire is significantly depressed, with 4½ whorls that are rounded and convex. The body whorl occupies approximately half of the shell. The first whorl is spiraled. The suture is wide and deep. The aperture is nearly circular but slightly truncate on the inner side, with thin edges. The umbilicus is open and deep, exposing part of the penultimate whorl.[2]

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