Skenella wareni

Skenella wareni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cingulopsidae.[1]

Skenella wareni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cingulopsoidea
Family:
Cingulopsidae
Genus:
Skenella
Species:
S. wareni
Binomial name
Skenella wareni
Ponder & Worsfold, 1994

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.64 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[2]

References
  1. Skenella wareni Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Skenella wareni Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197451 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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