Biology:Pseudoskenella depressa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Pseudoskenella depressa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoskenella |
| Species: | P. depressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973 [1]
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Pseudoskenella depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 1.1 mm and a height of 1.5 mm. It feeds on the tube worm Galeolaria caespitosa
Distribution
This marine species occurs subtidally and offshore off Tasmania, and Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria)
References
- ↑ PONDER W. F., - Pseudoskenella depressa gen. 1973. et sp. nov., an ectoparasite on Galeolaria. In 8°, offp., pp. 5, with 8 figs.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588484 on 2012-01-12
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Pyramidellidae/Pages/Pseudoskenella_depressa.htm
Wikidata ☰ Q7255568 entry
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