WoRMS taxon details
Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841)
140616 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140616)
accepted
Species
Homalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Homalogyra atomus var. fasciata Monterosato, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Homalogyra atomus var. vitrea Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Omalogyra atomus atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) · unaccepted (rejected subspecies)
Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Omalogyra atomus atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) accepted as Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) (rejected subspecies)
- Subspecies Omalogyra atomus burdwoodianus Strebel, 1908 accepted as Omalogyra burdwoodiana Strebel, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Omalogyra atomus var. polyzona Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 accepted as Omalogyra simplex (O. G. Costa, 1861)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841) Philippi, [R.] A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 7(1): 5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 54, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 54, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea
type locality contained in Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Absent from Baltic and continental shores of North Sea
Distribution Maine to Rhode Island
Distribution Absent from Baltic and continental shores of North Sea [details]
Distribution Maine to Rhode Island
Distribution Maine to Rhode Island [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140616 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841) Philippi, [R.] A. (1841). Zoologische Bemerkungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 7(1): 5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9706902
page(s): 54, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Homalogyra atomus var. vitrea Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 69 [details]
original description (of Homalogyra atomus var. fasciata Monterosato, 1877) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> (1876–1877) 9: 407–428 [May 1st, 1877]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29876139
page(s): 418 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 54, pl. 5 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Homalogyra atomus var. vitrea Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 69 [details]
original description (of Homalogyra atomus var. fasciata Monterosato, 1877) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1877). Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> (1876–1877) 9: 407–428 [May 1st, 1877]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29876139
page(s): 418 [details]
basis of record 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
additional source 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 [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273723 [details]
additional source Lozouet P. & Maestrati P. (1982). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques de l'Oligocène (Stampien) pour les bassins de Paris et d'Aquitaine. <em>Archiv für Moluskenkunde.</em> 112(1-6): 165-189.
page(s): 176 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bullock, R. C. (1969). <i>Omalogyra atomus</i> (Philippi) from Maine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 83(2): 70-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515338 [details]
additional source 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 [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8273723 [details]
additional source Lozouet P. & Maestrati P. (1982). Nouvelles espèces de mollusques de l'Oligocène (Stampien) pour les bassins de Paris et d'Aquitaine. <em>Archiv für Moluskenkunde.</em> 112(1-6): 165-189.
page(s): 176 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bullock, R. C. (1969). <i>Omalogyra atomus</i> (Philippi) from Maine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 83(2): 70-71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515338 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Absent from Baltic and continental shores of North Sea [details]Distribution Maine to Rhode Island [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | hulspiret snegl | [details] |
| Dutch | atoomslak | [details] |
| English | Aaom snail | [details] |
| German | Flache ZwergtellerschneckeAtomschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Skenea nitidissima (J. Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications) (from synonym Homalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Omalogyra atomus)
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) France, Bretagne, Finisthre, Nle-Molhne, Ar...
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) Portugal, Açores, Faial, Caminho do Meio, a...
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) Spain, Canarias, La Palma, Los Cancajos, ab...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841))
To PESI (from synonym Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus var. vitrea Jeffreys, 1867)
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus var. fasciata Monterosato, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Skenea nitidissima (J. Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Skenea nitidissima (J. Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (93 publications) (from synonym Homalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Omalogyra atomus)
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) France, Bretagne, Finisthre, Nle-Molhne, Ar...
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) Portugal, Açores, Faial, Caminho do Meio, a...
To Malacopics (Omalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841) Spain, Canarias, La Palma, Los Cancajos, ab...
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus (R. A. Philippi, 1841))
To PESI (from synonym Truncatella atomus R. A. Philippi, 1841)
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus var. vitrea Jeffreys, 1867)
To PESI (from synonym Homalogyra atomus var. fasciata Monterosato, 1877)
To PESI (from synonym Skenea nitidissima (J. Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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