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Atys pacei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Haminoeidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Haminoeoidea

Genus
  
Atys (gastropod)

Atys pacei is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands.

Description

The length of the shell of this species attains 11 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

(Original description) The straight shell is cylindrical. It is semi-transparent white. The shell is sculptured throughout with fine spiral striae, becoming more numerous and closely set towards the base. The apex is very narrowly perforate. The aperture is narrow above but dilated below. The columella is obliquely arched. The peristome is simple and rises above the vertex..

References

Atys pacei Wikipedia