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Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Anatomidae was raised to the rank of subfamily to the rank of family ...

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. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). ''Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138464 on 2012-01-14,

Description

This genus is characterized by a slit in the margin of the outer lip, a rhipidoglossate

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, and a lack of

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Species

The genus ''Anatoma'' includes the following species: *'' Anatoma aedonia'' (Watson, 1886) *'' Anatoma africana'' (Barnard, 1963) *'' Anatoma agulhasensis'' (Thiele, 1925) *'' Anatoma alta'' (Watson, 1886) *'' Anatoma alternatisculpta'' Geiger & McLean, 2010 * '' Anatoma amoena'' (Thiele, 1912) * '' Anatoma amydra'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012 * '' Anatoma argentinae'' (Zelaya & Geiger, 2007) *'' Anatoma aspera'' (Philippi, 1844) *'' Anatoma atlantica'' (Bandel, 1998) *'' Anatoma aupouria'' (Powell, 1937) *'' Anatoma australis'' (Hedley, 1903) *'' Anatoma austrolissa'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2008 * '' Anatoma bathypacifica'' (Geiger & McLean, 2010) * '' Anatoma biconica'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma boucheti'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2008 * '' Anatoma breveprima'' Geiger, 2012 * '' Anatoma brychia'' Pimenta & Geiger, 2015 * '' Anatoma campense'' Pimenta & Geiger, 2015 *'' Anatoma concinna'' A. Adams, 1862 *'' Anatoma conica'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * '' Anatoma copiosa'' Pimenta & Geiger, 2015 * '' Anatoma corralae'' Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER, José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021), 2021 Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
/ref> *'' Anatoma crispata'' (Fleming, 1828) *'' Anatoma disciformis'' (Golikov & Sirenko, 1980) *'' Anatoma emilioi'' Geiger, 2011Daniel L. Geiger (2011). ''Anatoma emilioi'', a new species of Anatomidae McLean, 1989 from the Hawaiian Islands. - 534-535. In: Mike Severns. Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells: 564 pp., ConchBooks, Hackenheim. *'' Anatoma equatoria'' (Hedley, 1899) * '' Anatoma espiritosantense'' Pimenta & Geiger, 2015 *'' Anatoma euglypta'' (Pelseneer, 1903) * '' Anatoma eximia'' ( Seguenza, 1877) *'' Anatoma finlayi'' (Powell, 1937) * '' Anatoma flemingi'' (B.A. Marshall, 2002) *'' Anatoma flexidentata'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2008 * ''

Anatoma fujikurai ''Anatoma fujikurai'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae. It was found at a hydrothermal vent field in Myōjin Knoll caldera, Izu-Ogasawara Arc, Japan.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Ana ...

'' Sasaki, Geiger & Okutani 2010 * '' Anatoma georgii'' Geiger, 2017 * † '' Anatoma gephrya'' Maxwell, 1992 * '' Anatoma globulus'' Geiger, 2012 * '' Anatoma gunteri'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1933) * '' Anatoma hyposculpta'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma indonesica'' Bandel, 1998 *'' Anatoma janetae'' Geiger, 2006 * '' Anatoma janusa'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma japonica'' (A. Adams, 1862) *'' Anatoma keenae'' (McLean, 1970) * '' Anatoma kelseyi'' (Dall, 1905) * '' Anatoma kopua'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012 *'' Anatoma lamellata'' (A. Adams, 1862) *'' Anatoma lyra'' (S. S. Berry, 1947) *'' Anatoma maxima'' (Schepman, 1908) * '' Anatoma megascutula'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012 * '' Anatoma micalii'' Geiger, 2012 * † '' Anatoma miocenica'' (Laws, 1939) *'' Anatoma munieri'' (P. Fischer, 1862) * '' Anatoma orbiculata'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma parageia'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2009 * '' Anatoma peruviana'' (Geiger & McLean, 2010) *'' Anatoma philippinica'' (Bandel, 1998) * '' Anatoma planapex'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma plicatazona'' Geiger & McLean, 2010 * '' Anatoma porcellana'' Geiger, 2012 *''

Anatoma proxima ''Anatoma proxima'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Scissurellidae Scissurellidae, sometimes known by the common name little slit snails, are a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropo ...

'' (Dall, 1927) * '' Anatoma pseudoequatoria'' (Kay, 1979) * '' Anatoma quadraxialis'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma rainesi'' Geiger, 2003 *'' Anatoma rapaensis'' Geiger, 2008 * † '' Anatoma redoniana'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 *'' Anatoma regia'' (Mestayer, 1916) * '' Anatoma rhynchodentata'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma rolani'' Geiger & Fernández-Garcés, 2010 * '' Anatoma sagamiana'' (Okutani, 1964) * '' Anatoma schanderi'' Høisæter & Geiger, 2011 * '' Anatoma schioettei'' Høisæter & Geiger, 2011 *'' Anatoma shiraseae'' Numanami & Okutani, 1990 * '' Anatoma sinuosa'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma soyoae'' (Habe, 1951) *'' Anatoma tabulata'' (Barnard, 1964) * '' Anatoma tangaroa'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012 *''

Anatoma tenuis ''Anatoma tenuis'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Anatoma tenuis'' (Jeffreys, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www. ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1877) * '' Anatoma tenuisculpta'' (Seguenza, 1877) *''

Anatoma tobeyoides ''Anatoma tobeyoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Anatomidae. It is named for the painter Mark Tobey. Description The shell grows to a height of 1.5 mm. Distribution This marine ...

'' Geiger & Jansen, 2004 *'' Anatoma umbilicata'' (Jeffreys, 1883) * '' Anatoma weddelliana'' (Zelaya & Geiger, 2007) *'' Anatoma yaroni'' Herbert, 1986 * '' Anatoma zancliformis'' Geiger, 2012 Synonyms include: *''Anatoma aequatorina'' Hedley, 1899: synonym of '' Anatoma equatoria'' (Hedley, 1899) *''Anatoma aetheria'' (Melvill & Standen, 1903): synonym of ''Anatoma japonica'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma americana'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of ''

'' (Dall, 1927) *''Anatoma baxteri'' McLean, 1984: synonym of '' Thieleella baxteri'' (McLean, 1984) *''Anatoma cebuana'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of '' Scissurella cebuana'' (Bandel, 1998) *''Anatoma chiricova'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of '' Anatoma kelseyi'' (Dall, 1905) * † ''Anatoma costamagnaensis'' Bandel, 1998: synonym of '' Anatoma aspera'' (Philippi, 1844) *''Anatoma dohrniana'' Dunker, 1861: synonym of '' Scissurella dohrniana'' (Dunker, 1861) *''Anatoma epicharis'' (McLean, 1970): synonym of '' Anatoma keenae'' (McLean, 1970) *''Anatoma exquisita'' (Schepman, 1908): synonym of '' Anatoma japonica'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma funiculata'' Geiger & Jansen, 2004: synonym of '' Anatoma pseudoequatoria'' (Kay, 1979) *''Anatoma herberti'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2008: synonym of '' Anatoma finlayi'' (Powell, 1937) *''Anatoma jacksoni'' (Melvill, 1904): synonym of '' Anatoma munieri'' (P. Fischer, 1862) *''Anatoma jansenae'' Geiger, 2006: synonym of '' Anatoma japonica'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma josephinae'' (Odhner, 1960): synonym of ''

'' (Jeffreys, 1877) *''Anatoma mantelli'' (Woodward, 1859): synonym of '' Scissurella mantelli'' Woodward, 1859 *''Anatoma mirifica'' A. Adams, 1862: synonym of '' Scissurella mirifica'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma obtusata'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978): synonym of '' Anatoma concinna'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma paucispiralia'' (Bandel, 1998): synonym of '' Anatoma pseudoequatoria'' (Kay, 1979) *''Anatoma pulchella'' (Bandel, 1998): synonym of '' Anatoma pseudoequatoria'' (Kay, 1979) *''Anatoma richardi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896): synonym of '' Scissurella richardi'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896 *''Anatoma staminea'' A. Adams, 1862: synonym of '' Scissurella staminea'' (A. Adams, 1862) *''Anatoma turbinata'' A. Adams, 1862: synonym of '' Anatoma munieri'' (P. Fischer, 1862) ;Nomen dubium: * ''Anatoma bertheloti'' (d'Orbigny, 1840)

References

Woodward S. P. (1859). ''On a new species of mollusk of the genus Scissurella D'Orbigny.'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 27 (392-405): 202-204
* Høisæter T. & Geiger D.L. (2011) ''Species of Anatoma (Gastropoda: Anatomidae) in Norwegian and adjacent waters, with the description of two new species.'' The Nautilus 125(3): 89-112.

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