Atys pacei

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Atys pacei
Preserved specimen of Atys pacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Atys
Species:
A. pacei
Binomial name
Atys pacei
H.B. Preston, 1908

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]

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