Dikoleps depressa

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

Dikoleps depressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Dikoleps
Species:
D. depressa
Binomial name
Dikoleps depressa
(Monterosato, 1880)
Synonyms

Cyclostrema depressum Monterosato 1880

Description

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  • Monterosato T. A. (di), 1880: Conchiglie della zona degli abissi; Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana, Pisa 6: 50–82
  • 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
  • "Dikoleps depressa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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