Atlanta gaudichaudi J. E. Gray 1850
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Atlanta gaudichaudi J.E. Gray, 1850 (Fig. 3I) Description. – Protoconch globose, medium high, with ~2 smooth whorls, deep suture, two teleoconch whorls, keel base yellow. Remarks. – The medium high spired protoconch without ornamentation and with few whorls, and small teleoconch characterise this species. Compared to A. plana the whorls are more inflated and the aperture more rounded and the early teleoconch whorls are much narrower. The protoconch is smooth, compared to that of A. plana having two spiral ridges. Distribution. – This species is widely distributed on the Brunei shelf, from inner (MES5, 8) middle (MES15, 16, 17, 22, 25, 27) to outer shelf (MES24, 29). It has also been found in Sarawak at the Batu Mat coral bank and at the Royal Charlotte atoll.
Authors: Han, J. G. M., Raven, Marshall, David J.
Institutions: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7161030081
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