Skenea divae

Skenea divae is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Skenea divae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. divae
Binomial name
Skenea divae
Carrozza & van Aartsen, 2001

Description

The common size of the shell of species is 0.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

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References

  • Carrozza F. & van Aartsen J.J. (2001). Skenea divae sp. nov., a new skeneimorph Gastropod from the Mediterranean. La Conchiglia 299: 37–38
  • Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.


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