''Anatoma'' is a

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of minute marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s or

micromollusc A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...

s in the

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Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically the Vetig ...

, found in

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and

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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

radula The radula (; : radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters ...

, and a lack of

nacre Nacre ( , ), also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organicinorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. Nacre is ...

Species

The genus ''Anatoma'' includes the following species: *''

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

'' (Watson, 1886) *''

Anatoma africana ''Anatoma africanae'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Anatoma africanae'' (Barnard, 1963). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) *''

Anatoma agulhasensis ''Anatoma agulhasensis'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Anatoma agulhasensis'' (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) *''

Anatoma alta ''Anatoma alta'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 2.5 mm. The thin, white shell has a globose shape. It is transparent and stro ...

'' (Watson, 1886) *''

Anatoma alternatisculpta ''Anatoma alternatisculpta'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Anatoma alternatisculpta'' Geiger & McLean, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Geiger & McLean, 2010 * ''

Anatoma amoena ''Anatoma amoena'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae. Description The shell grows to a length of 3.5 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Weddell Sea The Weddell Sea is part of the ...

'' (Thiele, 1912) * ''

Anatoma amydra ''Anatoma amydra'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Anatoma amydra'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012 * ''

Anatoma argentinae ''Anatoma argentinae'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Anatoma argentinae'' (Zelaya & Geiger, 2007). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Zelaya & Geiger, 2007) *''

Anatoma aspera ''Anatoma aspera'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) *''

Anatoma atlantica ''Anatoma atlantica'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major taxo ...

'' (Bandel, 1998) *''

Anatoma aupouria ''Anatoma aupouria'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae. Distribution This species occurs off New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacif ...

'' (Powell, 1937) *''

Anatoma australis ''Anatoma australis'', commonly known as the southern slit shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Anatoma australis'' (Hedley, 1903). Accessed through: World R ...

'' (Hedley, 1903) *''

Anatoma austrolissa ''Anatoma austrolissa'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda ...

'' Geiger & Sasaki, 2008 * ''

Anatoma bathypacifica ''Anatoma bathypacifica'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Anatoma bathypacifica'' (Geiger & McLean, 2010). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

'' (Geiger & McLean, 2010) * ''

Anatoma biconica ''Anatoma biconica'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Anatoma biconica'' Geiger, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Regi ...

'' Geiger, 2012 *''

Anatoma boucheti ''Anatoma boucheti'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae Anatomidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is ...

'' 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 ''Anatoma'' is a genus of minute marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family (biology), family Anatomidae, found in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). ''Anatoma'' Woodward, 1859. Accessed ...

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Anatoma crispata ''Anatoma crispata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family (biology), family Anatomidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 4 mm. The globose, pearly white s ...

'' (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'' Sasaki, Geiger & Okutani 2010 * '' Anatoma georgii'' Geiger, 2017 * † '' Anatoma gephrya'' Maxwell, 1992 * '' Anatoma globulus'' Geiger, 2012 * ''

Anatoma gunteri ''Anatoma gunteri'', common name Gunther's split shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). ''Anatoma gunteri'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1933). Retrieved through: Wor ...

'' (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 ''Anatoma megascutula'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Anatoma megascutula'' Geiger & B.A. Marshall, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' 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 ''Anatoma philippinica'' is a species of a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae. Description The shell grows to a height of 0.9 mm Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The P ...

'' (Bandel, 1998) * '' Anatoma planapex'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma plicatazona'' Geiger & McLean, 2010 * '' Anatoma porcellana'' Geiger, 2012 *'' Anatoma proxima'' (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 small 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'' 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 '' Anatoma proxima'' (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 ''

'' (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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