Skenea catenoides

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Skenea catenoides
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Different views of a shell of Skenea catenoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. catenoides
Binomial name
Skenea catenoides
(Monterosato, 1877)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cyclostrema catenoidesMonterosato, 1877 (original combination)
  • Cyclostrema monterosatoiAncey, 1898
  • Lodderena catenoides(Monterosato, 1877)

Skenea catenoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. [1] [2]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 1.1 mm. The shell is widely umbilicated, closely spirally striated throughout, with several spiral chain-like lines on the base. The whorls are convex, regularly increasing. [3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Portugal and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

Drawing of a shell of Skenea catenoides Skenea catenoides 003.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Skenea catenoides

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References

  1. 1 2 Skenea catenoides (Monterosato, 1877) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 21 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Eddie Hardy (20 December 2010). "Skenea catenoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema catenoides )
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