Skenea_serpuloides

<i>Skenea serpuloides</i>

Skenea serpuloides

Species of gastropod

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

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Description

The size of the shell attains 2 mm. The white shell is widely umbilicated and has a turbinate shape. The spire is elevated, with an obtuse apex. The three whorls are rounded and spirally striate. The body whorl descends obliquely, becoming free. The aperture is obliquely ovate. The periphery is contiguous.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. [1]
    Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  2. [2]
    G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema divisa)
  • "Skenea serpuloides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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