Atomiscala xenophyes

Atomiscala xenophyes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Heterobranchia
Clade: Euthyneura
Clade: Panpulmonata
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Atomiscala
Species: A. xenophyes
Binomial name
Atomiscala xenophyes
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Eulimella xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
  • Turbonilla xenophyes Melvill & Standen, 1912 (original combination)

Atomiscala xenophyes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

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

External links

External identifiers for Atomiscala xenophyes
Encyclopedia of Life 19661429
WoRMS 736281


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