Skeneoides jeffreysii

Skeneoides jeffreysii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:Trochoidea
Family:Skeneidae
Genus:Skeneoides
Species: S. jeffreysii
Binomial name
Skeneoides jeffreysii
(Monterosato, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Circulus formosissimus Brugnone, G., 1873
  • Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato 1872
  • Delphinula costata Danilo, F.D., 1856
  • Munditiella formosissima Ghisotti, F., 1977

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

Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato 1872 is the original description by Monterosato, but it is a nomen nudum, although used as valid by Anders Warén, 1992 [2] as a valid taxon.

Description

The size of the shell attains 1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily and Croatia.

References

  1. ↑ Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Warén A., 1992: New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean; Bollettino Malacologico 27(10-12): 149-248
  • Monterosato T. A. (di), 1872: Notizie intorno alle conchiglie mediterranee; Palermo, Michele Amenta 61 p.
  • 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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