Skenea ferruginea
Skenea ferruginea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Skenea ferruginea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Skenea |
Species: | S. ferruginea |
Binomial name | |
Skenea ferruginea Warén, 1991 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Northern Atlantic Ocean off Greenland and Iceland at depths between 156 m and 900 m.
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References
- Skenea ferruginea Warén, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- Warén, A. 1991. New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Sarsia 76: 53–124
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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