Atlanta (genus)
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Atlanta is a genus of pelagic marine gastropod molluscs in the family Atlantidae. They are sometimes called heteropods.
The shells of the snails in this genus are small, seldom as much as 10 mm in width, fragile, transparent, spiral, of planorbid shape, compressed into a sharp peripheral flange. The animal is capable of retracting into its shell.
[edit] Species
- Atlanta brunnea J. E. Gray, 1850
- Atlanta californiensis Seapy and Richter, 1993
- Atlanta gaudichaudi Souleyet, 1852
- Atlanta helicinoidea J. E. Gray, 1850
- Atlanta inclinata J. E. Gray, 1850
- Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850
- Atlanta lesueurii J. E. Gray, 1850
- Atlanta peronii Lesueur, 1817
- Atlanta pulchella Verrill, 1884
- Atlanta quoyii Gray, 1850
- Atlanta turriculata D'Orbigny, 1836
[edit] References
- Tree of Life: Atlanta
- Atlanta (TSN 72839). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
