Anatoma janetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Anatomidae.
Description Anatoma janetae is a micromollusk with a shell length of up to approximately 3.8 mm. The teleoconch shows a distinct transition in sculpture, from robust axial cords near the selenizone to finer spiral threads. It possesses at least 2.25 whorls. The species lacks eyes and belongs to a group of blind deep-sea Anatoma. Distribution This species occurs in the bathyal zone of Northeast Pacific Ocean.
References
Geiger D.L. (2012) Monograph of the little slit shells. Volume 1. Introduction, Scissurellidae. pp. 1-728. Volume 2. Anatomidae, Larocheidae, Depressizonidae, Sutilizonidae, Temnocinclidae. pp. 729–1291. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs Number 7.
External links Geiger D.L. (2006). Eight new species of Scissurellidae and Anatomidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) from around the world, with discussion of two senior synonyms. Zootaxa 1128:1-33 Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Invertebrate Collection: image of holotype