Skeneoides exilissima

Skeneoides exilissima is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Skeneoides exilissima
Shell of Skeneoides exilissima (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skeneoides
Species:
S. exilissima
Binomial name
Skeneoides exilissima
(Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Cyclostrema dautzenbergianum Ancey, 1898
  • Cyclostrema subalveolatum Fekih & Gougerot, 1974
  • Delphinula exilissima Philippi, 1844 (original combination)
  • Skenea exilissima (Philippi 1844)

Description

The size of the shell attains 1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the western Mediterranean Sea off Algeria and Tunisia.

References

  • 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


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