Anatoma janetae
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| Anatoma janetae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Anatomidae |
| Genus: | Anatoma |
| Species: | A. janetae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anatoma janetae Geiger, 2006[1] | |
Anatoma janetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae.[2]
Anatoma janetae is a micromollusk with a shell length of up to approximately 3.8 mm. The teleoconch shows a distinct transition in sculpture, from robust axial cords near the selenizone to finer spiral threads.[3] It possesses at least 2.25 whorls. [4] The species lacks eyes and belongs to a group of blind deep-sea Anatoma. [5]
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