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Akritogyra similis

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Akritogyra similis
Shell of Akritogyra similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Genus: Akritogyra
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Akritogyra similis
(Jeffreys, 1883)
Synonyms

Cyclostrema simile Jeffreys, 1883 (original combination)

Akritogyra similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]

Description

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The shell grows to a height of 2.2 mm.

(Original description) The shell is orbicular and compressed both above and below. It is rather thin, opaque, and glossy. It lacks any sculpture and is whitish in color. The spire is significantly depressed, with 4½ whorls that are rounded and convex. The body whorl occupies approximately half of the shell. The first whorl is spiraled. The suture is wide and deep. The aperture is nearly circular but slightly truncate on the inner side, with thin edges. The umbilicus is open and deep, exposing part of the penultimate whorl. [2]

Distribution

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Akritogyra similis is found in European waters, specifically the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea areas.[1] [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Akritogyra similis (Jeffreys, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ Jeffreys, J.G. (1883). "On the Mollusca procured during the 'Lightning' and 'Porcupine' expeditions 1868-70. (Part VI)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1882: 88–115. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ Akritogyra, similis. "Akritogyra similis". Gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  • Sysoev, A.V. (2014). "Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda". Invertebrate Zoology. 11 (1): 134–155.
  • Hoffman, L.; Gofas, S.; Freiwald, A (2020). "A large biodiversity of "skeneimorph" (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) species from the South Azorean Seamount Chain, with the description of seventeen new species". Iberus. 38 (9): 1–82.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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