Atys pacei
Appearance
Atys pacei | |
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Preserved specimen of Atys pacei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Cephalaspidea |
Family: | Haminoeidae |
Genus: | Atys |
Species: | A. pacei
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Binomial name | |
Atys pacei H.B. Preston, 1908
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Atys pacei is a
mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands.
Description
The length of the shell of this species attains 11 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description) The straight shell is cylindrical. It is semi-transparent white. The shell is sculptured throughout with fine spiral striae, becoming more numerous and closely set towards the base. The
peristome is simple and rises above the vertex.[1]