Anatoma tangaroa

Anatoma tangaroa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Anatomidae.

Description

The width of the shell attains 1.79 mm, its height 1.42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Middlesex and King Banks, Three Kings Islands, west of Cape Reinga and on the Kermadec Ridge.

References

• Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
• Museum of New Zealand: image