Cirsonella ateles

Cirsonella ateles is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Cirsonella ateles
Original drawing with three views of a shell of Cirsonella ateles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Cirsonella
Species:
C. ateles
Binomial name
Cirsonella ateles
(Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Teinostoma ateles Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896
  • Tharsis (?) ateles Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896

Description

The white shell attains a height of 2 mm, its diameter also 2 mm. It is a rather solid, shining shell with a narrow and deep umbilicus. The apex is obtuse. The spire is composed of four convex whorls, separated by a marked suture. The body whorl goes slightly down to the aperture. The surface is smooth, except for the base of the body whorl, which has, seen from the periphery, low concentric striae, that disappear at a considerable distance from the umbilicus. The circular aperture has a continuous peristome. The columella has a thick, narrow callus that hardly reflects on the umbilical opening in young specimens but cover it completely in adults. The lip is simple.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

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References
  1. Cirsonella ateles (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  2. Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1896). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888–1895. 1. Mollusques Gastropodes.; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 395–498, pl. 15-22 (described as Tharsis (?) ateles)
  • 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
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