Atlanta inflata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Atlanta |
| Species: | A. inflata
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| Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850
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Atlanta inflata is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3 mm.[2]
(Described in Latin as Atlanta inflata Souleyet, 1852) The shell is glassy, disc-shaped, keeled, translucent, and very thin. The spire is very small, slightly protruding, and sharply conical. There are seven whorls, which are convex; the body whorl is inflated and keeled. The aperture is ovate to sub-acute, slightly reflected at the back, and notched at the front; the peristome (the lip) is thin and sharp.
The operculum is glassy, oval, thin, translucent, and has only a few spirals. [3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850. WoRMS (2009). Atlanta inflata J. E. Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430413 on 14 August 2010 .
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ^ Souleyet, L.F.A. (1852). Souleye Tome Deuxième. Mollusques. In: Eydoux, F.; Souleyet, L. F. A. (1841-1852). Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite. Zoologie. 664 pp., 101 pls (plates published 1841, but without Latin species names). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. p. 384. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
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External links
- Gray, E. (1850). In: Gray, M. E., Figures of molluscous animals, selected from various authors. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. Retrieved 25 December 2025.