Skenea_basistriata

<i>Skenea basistriata</i>

Skenea basistriata

Species of gastropod

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 1.2 mm and 4 mm. The smooth, shining shell is narrowly umbilicated. It contains 4½ tumid whorls with a deep suture. These whorls are rapidly increasing in size. The base of the shell shows an oblique, arcuate stripe running into the umbilicus.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters, and the Atlantic Boreal to Arctic region. It also has been found as a fossil in the Italian Pliocene.

References

  1. [1]
    Skenea basistriata (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 September 2012.
  2. [2]
    G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema basistriata)
  • Jeffreys J. G., 1877: New and peculiar Mollusca of the Patellidae and other families of Gastropoda procured in the Valorous expedition; Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 19: 231–243
  • Iberus : revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología v.9 (1990)
  • 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
  • "Lissospira basistriata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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