Skenea olgae

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

Skenea olgae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. olgae
Binomial name
Skenea olgae
Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009

Description

The size of the shell varies between 0.7 mm and 1.1 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira.

References

  • Segers W., Swinnen F. & De Prins R., 2009. Marine Molluscs of Madeira. Snoeck Publishers, Heule, Belgium, 612 p.
  • "Skenea olgae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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