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

Skenea ferruginea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. ferruginea
Binomial name
Skenea ferruginea
Warén, 1991

Description

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The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Northern Atlantic Ocean off Greenland and Iceland at depths between 156 m and 900 m.

References

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  1. ^ Skenea ferruginea Warén, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Warén, A. 1991. New and little known Mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Sarsia 76: 53–124
  • 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