Dikoleps depressa is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]

Dikoleps depressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Dikoleps
Species:
D. depressa
Binomial name
Dikoleps depressa
(Monterosato, 1880)
Synonyms

Cyclostrema depressum Monterosato 1880

Description edit

The height of the shell attains 0.8 mm.

Distribution edit

This species occurs off Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

References edit

  • Monterosato T. A. (di), 1880: Conchiglie della zona degli abissi; Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana, Pisa 6: 50–82
  • 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

External links edit

  • "Dikoleps depressa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.