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
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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

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The height of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 1.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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:
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