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Skenea polita

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Skenea polita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. polita
Binomial name
Skenea polita
Warén, 1993

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

Description

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The size of the shell attains 1.6 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland and the Rockall Trough.

References

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  1. ^ Skenea polita Warén, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
  • Warén A., 1993: New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2; Sarsia 78: 159–201
  • 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
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  • "Skenea polita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.