Anticlimax reinaudi
Anticlimax reinaudi is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tornidae.[1]
| Anticlimax reinaudi | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Anticlimax reinaudi (holotype at the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tornidae |
| Genus: | Anticlimax |
| Species: | A. reinaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anticlimax reinaudi (Rubio & Rolán, 2014) | |
Description
Anticlimax reinaudi has a very small (<1.5 mm), depressed shell, formed by 3 whorls of rapid growth, separated by a scarcely marked suture. The ornamentation consists of spiral cords, ribs and axial striae. The shell aperture is quadrangular.[1]
Distribution
This species is only known from Vanuatu. It was found North-East of Malo Island, at depths of 13 m, on sand and dead corals.[1]
Etymology
This species is named after Guy Reinaud, President of Pro-Natura International, coorganiser with MNHN of the "Our Planet Reviewed" expeditions, during which the species was discovered in 2006.[1]
References
- Rubio & Rolán, 2014, p.43.
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