Skenea nilarum

Skenea nilarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Skeneidae
Genus:Skenea
Species: S. nilarum
Binomial name
Skenea nilarum
Engl, 1996

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 0.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References

  1. Skenea nilarum Engl, 1996.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Engl W., 1996: A new skeneomorph species from Lanzarote; La Conchiglia 280: 21-23
  • 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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