Pseudoskenella depressa

Pseudoskenella depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Pseudoskenella depressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Genus:
Pseudoskenella
Species:
P. depressa
Binomial name
Pseudoskenella depressa
Ponder, 1973 [1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 1.1 mm and a height of 1.5 mm. It feeds on the tube worm Galeolaria caespitosa

Distribution

This marine species occurs subtidally and offshore off Tasmania, and Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria)

References
  1. PONDER W. F., - Pseudoskenella depressa gen. 1973. et sp. nov., an ectoparasite on Galeolaria. In 8°, offp., pp. 5, with 8 figs.
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588484 on 2012-01-12


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