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Ammonicera
Ammonicera binodosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
Family: Omalogyridae
Genus: Ammonicera
Vayssière, 1893
Type species
Omalogyra fischeriana
Monterosato, 1869
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Omalogyra (Ammonicera) Vayssière, 1893

Ammonicera is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family Omalogyridae.[1]

This genus comprises the smallest gastropods known, featuring discoid, planispiral shells that typically measure in the adult state 1 mm or even less in size. The protoconch is characterized by distinct ridges and grooves. The teleoconch typically displays prominent sculpture, though it is occasionally weak. The aperture ranges from rounded to subquadrate. [2]

Species

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Species within the genus Ammonicera include:

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Ammonicera Vayssière, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138275 on 2012-08-31
  2. ^ Oliver, J. D.; Rolán, E. (2015). "The genus Ammonicera (Heterobranchia, Omalogyridae) in the Eastern Atlantic. 1: the species of the Iberian Peninsula". Iberus. 33 (1). Retrieved 18 January 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Bieler R & Mikkelsen P. (1998), Ammonicera in Florida - Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia); The Nautilus, 111(1):1-12, 1998
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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