Atomiscala islandica

Atomiscala islandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily: Mathildoidea
Family: Tofanellidae
Genus: Atomiscala
Species: A. islandica
Binomial name
Atomiscala islandica
Warén, 1989

Atomiscala islandica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tofanellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This Species is the only known species to occur within the Atomiscala genus of Gastropods.[1][2]

Distribution

This marine species has only ever occurred within European waters (European Register of Marine Species scope) such as the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2010). Atomiscala islandica Warén, 1989. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140896 on 2011-10-26
  2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

External links

External identifiers for Atomiscala islandica
Encyclopedia of Life 4813157
WoRMS 140896
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