Atomiscala xenophyes
Atomiscala xenophyes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
| Atomiscala xenophyes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Atomiscala |
| Species: | A. xenophyes |
| Binomial name | |
| Atomiscala xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912) | |
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According to a study published in November 2011 in Zootaxa, this species does not belong in Eulimella [2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 2. 75 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Atomiscala xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736281 on 2015-04-19
- Pimenta A.D., F.N. dos Santos & R.S. Absalão (2011) Taxonomic revision of the genus Eulimella (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3063: 22-38; ISSN 1175-5334
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