Souleyet, 1852

Keel high and colorless, and inserts between fifth and sixth shell whorls in animals larger than about 1.5 mm. Spire elevated and cone-shaped, of about 4 whorls, and with a complex pattern of ornamentation. Spire coloration ranges from yellowish brown to dark brown. Prominent spiral ridge located along the outer margin of spire whorls. Spire ornamentation ends on the protoconch and is replaced by rows of small punctae on the teleoconch.

See the family Atlantidae for a discussion of the species groups.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Orthogastropoda
Superorder Caenogastropoda
Order Sorbeoconcha
Suborder Hypsogastropoda
Superfamily Carinarioidea
Family Atlantidae
Genus Atlanta
Species Atlanta fusca

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Atlanta fusca Souleyet, 1852

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