Cirsonella romettensis

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

Cirsonella romettensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Cirsonella
Species:
C. romettensis
Binomial name
Cirsonella romettensis
(Granata-Grillo, 1877)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cithna adamsi Jeffreys 1883
  • Cyclostrema funnazzense de Gregorio, 1889
  • Oxystele romettensis Granata-Grillo 1877 (basionym)
  • Tharsiella romettensis (Granata-Grillo 1877)
  • Tharsis romettensis Jeffreys 1883

Description

The size of the shell varies between 1.1 mm and 2.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in European waters

References

  • Granata-Grillo G., 1877, Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles ou peu connues; Napoli, Salvatore Marchese 16 p.
  • 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
  • CLEMAM: Cirsonella romettenis
  • "Cirsonella romettensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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