Skenea catenoides
| Skenea catenoides | |
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| Different views of a shell of Skenea catenoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Skenea |
| Species: | S. catenoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Skenea catenoides (Monterosato, 1877) | |
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Skenea catenoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]
Description
The size of the shell attains 1.1 mm. The shell is widely umbilicated, closely spirally striated throughout, with several spiral chain-like lines on the base. The whorls are convex, regularly increasing.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Portugal and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
Drawing of a shell of Skenea catenoides
References
- 1 2 Skenea catenoides (Monterosato, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- ↑ Eddie Hardy (2010-12-20). "Skenea catenoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema catenoides )
- Monterosato T. A. (di), 1877 (maggio)a: Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia; Annali del Museo civico di Genova 9 (1876-1877): 407-428
- 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
External links
- Oliverio, Marco (2006). Gastropoda Prosobranchia archeo, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana
- Gastropods.com: Skenea catenoides
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