Skenea nilarum
| Skenea nilarum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| 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
- ↑ 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