Skeneoides formosissima

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

Skeneoides formosissima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skeneoides
Species:
S. formosissima
Binomial name
Skeneoides formosissima
(Brugnone, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Circulus formosissimus Brugnone, G., 1873
  • Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato 1872
  • Skeneoides jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872)

Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato 1872 is the original description by Monterosato, but it is a nomen nudum, although used as valid by Anders Warén, 1992 [2] as a valid taxon.

Description

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The size of the shell attains 1 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily and Croatia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Skeneoides formosissima (Brugnone, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1548759 on 2021-11-16
  2. ^ Warén A., 1992: New and little known "Skeneimorph" gastropods from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean; Bollettino Malacologico 27(10–12): 149–248
  • 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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