Biology:Skenea polita

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Skenea polita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. polita
Binomial name
Skenea polita
Warén, 1993

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 1.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland and the Rockall Trough.

References

  1. Skenea polita Warén, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Warén A., 1993: New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2; Sarsia 78: 159–201
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q7534602 entry