Xyloskenea grahami

Xyloskenea grahami
Shell of Xyloskenea grahami (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Seguenzioidea
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Xyloskenea
Species:	X. grahami
Binomial name
Xyloskenea grahami B. A. Marshall, 1988

Xyloskenea grahami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea. ^[1]

Description

The height of the shell attains 2 mm. The shell is translucent to opaque white. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New South Wales, Australia. They live on waterlogged wood, known from 439-714 m. ^[3]

References

1. Marshall, B. (2013). Xyloskenea grahami B.A. Marshall, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720346 on 2013-04-14
2. "Xyloskenea grahami". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
3. "Xyloskenea grahami". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

External links

• Marshall, B. A. (1988). Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales. Journal of Natural History. 22(4): 949-1004
• World Register of Marine Species
• "Xyloskenea grahami". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Seashells of new South Wales: Xyloskenea grahami