Liotia atomus
Species of gastropod
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Liotia atomus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Liotiidae.[2]
| Liotia atomus | |
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| Drawing with two views of a shell of Liotia atomus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Cyclostrema atomus (Issel, 1869) | |
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]