Skenea carmelensis, common name the Carmel skenea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]
| Skenea carmelensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Skenea |
| Species: | S. carmelensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Skenea carmelensis Smith & Gordon, 1948
| |
Description
editThe height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2013) |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.
References
edit- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Skenea carmelensis Smith & Gordon, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580420 on 2012-09-01
- ^ Abbott R. T. (1974). American Seashells. The marine mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. II edit. Van Nostrand, New York 663 p. + 24 pl:
External links
edit