Pseudoskenella depressa
| Pseudoskenella depressa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoskenella |
| Species: | P. depressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973[1]
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Pseudoskenella depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 1.1 mm and a height of 1.5 mm. It feeds on the tube worm Galeolaria caespitosa
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs subtidally and offshore off Tasmania, and Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria)
References
[edit]- ^ PONDER W. F., - Pseudoskenella depressa gen. 1973. et sp. nov., an ectoparasite on Galeolaria. In 8°, offp., pp. 5, with 8 figs.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588484 on 2012-01-12
External links
[edit]- World Register of Marine Species
- http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Pyramidellidae/Pages/Pseudoskenella_depressa.htm