Atomiscala xenophyes

Atomiscala xenophyes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Cimidae
Genus: Atomiscala
Species:
A. xenophyes
Binomial name
Atomiscala xenophyes
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eulimella xenophyes (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
  • Turbonilla xenophyes Melvill & Standen, 1912 (original combination)

Atomiscala xenophyes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cimidae.[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

  1. ^ a b "Atomiscala xenophyes". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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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