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Omalogyra atomus

Omalogyra atomus

Aaom snail(+5)·(R.A.Philippi, 1841)

GBIF:155290846

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Habitat

Marine

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Extant

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(23)

European Marine Waters
Dom João de Castro Bank
North West Atlantic
German Bight
Gulf of Maine
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone (Azores)
Goote Bank(BE)
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Arctic part](CA)
Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone(CV)
German part of the Baltic Sea(DE)
Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica(ES)
Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear(ES)
Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán(ES)
Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica(ES)
Irish Exclusive economic Zone(IE)
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)
Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone(MT)
Norwegian West Coast(NO)
Swedish part of the Skagerrak(SE)
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin(TN)
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea(TR)
Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(TR)
Sea of Marmara(TR)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 5 languages.

engAaom snailengdeuAtomschneckedeudeuFlache Zwergtellerschneckedeunldatoomslaknlddanhulspiret snegldan+1 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 5 languages.

engAaom snail
eng
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
deuAtomschnecke
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
deuFlache Zwergtellerschnecke
deu
Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. <em>2017.</em> Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
nldatoomslak
nld
Source: de Bruyne, R.H. (1991). Schelpen van de Nederlandse kust [Shells of the Dutch coast]. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij/KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5107-017-9. III, 165 pp.
danhulspiret snegl
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
jpnスベリワダチガイ
jpn
Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

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CITATIONS

References(6)

  • 1

    Bieler, R. & Mikkelsen, P. M. (1998). <i>Ammonicera</i> in Florida: Notes on the smallest living gastropod in the United States and comments on other species of Omalogyridae (Heterobranchia). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 111(1): 1–12, figs. 1-12.

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  • 2

    Bullock, R. C. (1969). <i>Omalogyra atomus</i> (Philippi) from Maine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 83(2): 70-71.

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  • 3

    Fretter V. (1948). The structure and life history of some minute prosobranchs of rock pools: <i>Skeneopsis planorbis</i> (Fabricius), <i>Omalogyra atomus</i> (Philippi), <i>Rissoella diaphana</i> (Alder) and <i>Rissoella opalina</i> (Jeffreys). <i>Journal of the Biological Assiociation of the U.K. 27</i>: 597-632

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  • 4

    Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213.

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  • 5

    Kurabayashi, A.; Ueshima, R. (2000). Partial mitochondrial genome organization of the heterostrophan gastropod <i>Omalogyra atomus</i> and its systematic significance. <em>Venus.</em> 59 (1): 7-18.

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-21.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155290846
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2298062
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140616
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026