Protatlanta souleyeti
| Protatlanta souleyeti Temporal range: Pliocene-Recent | |
|---|---|
| apical view of the shell of Protatlanta souleyeti from the Pliocene of Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Atlantidae |
| Genus: | Protatlanta |
| Species: | P. souleyeti |
| Binomial name | |
| Protatlanta souleyeti (E. A. Smith, 1888) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Atlanta souleyeti Smith, 1888 | |
Protatlanta souleyeti is a species of sea snail, a holoplanktonic marine gastropod mollusk in the family Atlantidae.
Protatlanta souleyeti is the type species on the genus Protatlanta. It is considered to be the only Recent species on the genus.
The specific name souleyeti is in honor of French malacologist Louis François Auguste Souleyet.