Skenea larseni

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

Skenea larseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. larseni
Binomial name
Skenea larseni
Warén, 1993

Description

The size of the shell attains 2 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in northern Atlantic Ocean off southern Iceland to southern Faroes

References
  1. Skenea larseni Warén, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Warén A., 1993: New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2; Sarsia 78: 159–201
  • 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
  • "Skenea larseni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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