Archiminolia katoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archiminolia katoi (Kuroda & Habe, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887831 on 2019-11-04
Description The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm, conical, and milky-white to pale cream, often translucent. Its surface features spiral cords and axial riblets, creating a grid-like texture. The protoconch is smooth, transitioning sharply to a teleoconch with up to four convex whorls. The narrow umbilicus (10% shell width) and thin outer lip distinguish it from relatives like A. meridiana, which has a broader umbilicus and weaker sculpture. The operculum is multispiral. Distribution This marine species occurs off the coast of Japan, the Philippines and New Caledonia.
Etymology Named for malacologist Makoto Kato; the genus combines Greek archi- ("primitive") and Minolia.
References
Sources Museum of New Zealand: Archiminolia katoi Habe, T (1964), Shells of the Western Pacific in Colour, Vol.II, 233pp., 66pls., Hoikusha Publishing Company, Osaka Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp. Vilvens, C.; Williams, S. T. (2016). New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 267-289
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