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Anatoma janetae

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Anatoma janetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae.[2]

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Description

Anatoma janetae is a micromollusk with a shell height 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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Distribution

This species occurs in the bathyal zone of Northeast Pacific Ocean.

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