Skenea nilarum

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Skenea nilarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
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[edit]

The size of the shell attains 0.8 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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

External links[edit]

  • "Skenea nilarum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.