Skenea divae

Skenea divae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Skeneidae
Genus:	Skenea
Species:	S. divae
Binomial name
Skenea divae Carrozza & van Aartsen, 2001

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

Description

The common size of the shell of species is 0.5 mm. They are broadcast spawners broadcast spawners with embryos developing into planktonic trocophore larvae, then juvenile veligers and finally fully grown adults. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1. Skenea divae Carrozza & van Aartsen, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 21 April 2010.
2. "Skenea divae". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

• Carrozza F. & van Aartsen J.J. (2001). Skenea divae sp. nov., a new skeneimorph Gastropod from the Mediterranean. La Conchiglia 299: 37–38
• Templado, J. and R. Villanueva 2010 Checklist of Phylum Mollusca. pp. 148-198 In Coll, M., et al., 2010. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: estimates, patterns, and threats. PLoS ONE 5(8):36pp.

External links

• Molluschi Marini: Skenea divae