Akritogyra conspicua


Akritogyra conspicua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 1.3 mm and 2 mm; average diameter 1.4 mm.
This species is similar in shape and size to Cyclostrema basistriatum Jeffreys, 1877 which is Norwegian, but the shell is completely smooth instead of striated and with deeper suture.

Distribution

This species occurs in deep waters in Central and Western Mediterranean Sea, at depths between 100 m and 2400 m.