''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute

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mollusks in the family

Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the type species ''Helix serpuloides'' Montagu, 1808, such as ''

Skenea divae ''Skenea divae'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The common size of the shell of species is 0.5 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea The Medi ...

'' Carrozza & Van Aartsen, 2001 and ''

Skenea nilarum ''Skenea nilarum'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 0.8 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands ...

'' Engl, 1996.

Species

Species within the genus ''Skenea'' include: * ''

Skenea areolata ''Skenea areolata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 2 mm. The solid, semipellucid, white shell is widely, perspectively umbilicated. It is finely spir ...

'' (Sars, 1878) * ''

Skenea basicarinata ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Hoffman, Gofas & Freiwald, 2020 * ''

Skenea basistriata ''Skenea basistriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 1.2 mm and 4 mm. The smooth, shining shell is narrowly umbilicated. It contains 4 ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1877) * ''

Skenea californica ''Skenea californica'', common name the California skenea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Skenea californica'' (Bartsch, 1907). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

'' (Bartsch, 1907) * ''

Skenea carmelensis ''Skenea carmelensis'', common name the Carmel skenea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trocho ...

'' Smith & Gordon, 1948 * ''

Skenea catenoides ''Skenea catenoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.1 mm. The shell is widely umbilicated, closely spirally striated throughout, with several spir ...

'' (Monterosato, 1877) * ''

Skenea concordia ''Skenea concordia'', common name the beaded skenea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Skenea concordia'' (Bartsch, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Bartsch, 1920) * ''

Skenea coronadoensis ''Skenea coronadoensis'', common name the Coronado Island skenea, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Skenea coronadoensis'' (Arnold, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Arnold, 1903) * ''

Skenea costulata ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Sbrana & Siracusa, 2018 * † ''

Skenea crassa ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * † ''

Skenea dautzenbergi ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' (Glibert, 1949) * ''

Skenea diaphana ''Skenea diaphana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 2.5 mm. The thin shell is narrowly umbilicated. It has a depressed trochiform shape. It is translu ...

'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884) * ''

'' Carrozza & van Aartsen, 2001 * ''

Skenea ferruginea ''Skenea ferruginea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.7 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Northern Atlantic Ocean off Greenland and Icel ...

'' Warén, 1991 * ''

Skenea giemellorum ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Romani, Bogi & Bartolini, 2015 * ''

Skenea inclinans ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) * † ''

Skenea indubitabilis ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * ''

Skenea larseni ''Skenea larseni'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 2 mm. Distribution This species occurs in northern Atlantic Ocean off southern Iceland to s ...

'' Warén, 1993 * † ''

Skenea minuticostata ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 * † ''

Skenea multicostellata ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * ''

'' Engl, 1996 * ''

Skenea olgae ''Skenea olgae'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 0.7 mm and 1.1 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Ma ...

'' Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009 * ''

Skenea ossiansarsi ''Skenea ossiansarsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013) ...

'' Warén, 1991 * ''

Skenea pelagia ''Skenea pelagia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea. References * Nofroni I. & Valenti G. A., 1987: ''Skenea pelagia n. sp. ...

'' Nofroni & Valenti, 1987 * ''

Skenea peterseni ''Skenea peterseni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description (Original description by Herman Friele) The height of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm. The shell has a somew ...

'' (Friele, 1877) * ''

Skenea polita ''Skenea polita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1.6 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Iceland Iceland ( is, ...

'' Warén, 1993 * ''

Skenea ponsonbyi ''Skenea ponsonbyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). ...

'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897) * ''

Skenea profunda ''Skenea profunda'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. A marine nematode ''Endeolophos skeneae'' (family Chromadoridae) is epibiotically associated with ''Skenea profunda''Endeolophos skeneae sp nov ( ...

'' Friele, 1879 * ''

Skenea proxima ''Skenea proxima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Skenea proxima'' (Tryon, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

'' (Tryon, 1888) * ''

Skenea rugulosa ''Skenea rugulosa'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 0.75 mm and 1.5 mm. The shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is pellucid, yellowis ...

'' (Sars, 1878) * † ''

Skenea saga ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * † ''

Skenea sanctistephani ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 * ''

Skenea serpuloides ''Skenea serpuloides'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 2 mm. The white shell is widely umbilicated and has a turbinate shape. The spire is eleva ...

'' (Montagu, 1808) * † '' Skenea subauriculata'' Lozouet, 1998 * ''

Skenea trochoides ''Skenea trochoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. G.W. Tryon thought this species was a synonym of ''Cyclostrema peterseni'' Frielle, 1877 (now a synonym of '' Skenea peterseni'' (Friele, 18 ...

'' (Friele, 1876) * ''

Skenea turgida ''Skenea turgida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Sk ...

'' (Odhner, 1912) * ''

Skenea valvatoides ''Skenea valvatoides'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The diameter of the shell attains 3.1 mm. The rather solid, yellowish white shell is narrowly umbilicated. it is opa ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1883) * ''

Skenea victori ''Skenea victori'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell attains 1 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, the Savage Islan ...

'' Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009 * † ''

Skenea wareni ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ...

'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 * †''

Skenea wesselinghi ''Skenea'' is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae. This genus is type genus for the family Skeneidae. It has been used as a general receptacle for species that are probably unrelated to the ty ...

'' D. F. Hoeksema & Simons, 2020 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Skenea alderi'' Jeffreys, J.G., 1865: synonym of ''

Dikoleps nitens ''Dikoleps nitens'' is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.4 mm. Distribution This species occurs in European waters and in ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Skenea bujnitzkii'' (Gorbunov, 1946): synonym of ''

Lissospira bujnitzkii ''Leptogyra bujnitzkii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melanodrymiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptogyra bujnitzkii (Gorbunov, 1946). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Gorbunov, 1946) * ''Skenea cornuella'' A. Adams, 1860: synonym of '' Tubiola cornuella'' (A. Adams, 1860) * ''Skenea cutleriana'' Clark, 1849: synonym of ''

Dikoleps cutleriana ''Dikoleps cutleriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.2 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs in European waters in ...

'' (Clark, 1848) * ''Skenea divisa'' Forbes & Hanley 1853: synonym of ''

'' (Montagu, 1808) * ''Skenea exilissima'' (Philippi 1844): synonym of ''

Skeneoides exilissima ''Skeneoides exilissima'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell reaches up to 1 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the western Mediterranean Sea off A ...

'' (Philippi 1844) * ''Skenea forbesi'' Nordsieck 1982: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Skenea gouldii'' Philippi, 1853: synonym of ''

Skeneopsis planorbis ''Skeneopsis planorbis'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Skeneopsidae. The species is found in Eastern Northern America, Northern Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the At ...

'' (Fabricius, 1780) * ''Skenea helicina'' Monterosato 1874: synonym of '' Xenoskenea pellucida'' (Monterosato 1874) * ''Skenea hyalina'' Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of ''

'' (Fabricius, 1780) * ''Skenea laevigata'' Jeffreys, 1876: synonym of ''Skenea trochoides'' (Friele, 1876) * ''Skenea laevis'' Forbes & Hanley 1856: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi 1844) * ''Skenea liratus'' A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of ''

Circulus liratus Circulus may refer to: * ''Circulus'' (album), 1970, by Chick Corea *Circulus (band), a British psychedelic folk and progressive rock band * ''Circulus'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails *Circulus (theory), a socioeconomics doctrine *Circulus (z ...

'' (A. E. Verrill, 1882) * ''Skenea maculata'' Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of ''

'' (Fabricius, 1780) * ''Skenea mutabilis'' Costa, O.G., 1861: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Skenea nitens'' (Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''

Dikoleps pusilla ''Dikoleps nitens'' is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.4 mm. Distribution This species occurs in European waters and in ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1847) * ''Skenea nitidissima'' Forbes & Hanley 1853: synonym of ''

Omalogyra atomus ''Omalogyra'' is a genus of minute marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Omalogyridae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Philippi 1841) * ''Skenea pellucida'' Monterosato 1874: synonym of '' Xenoskenea pellucida'' (Monterosato 1874) * ''Skenea pellucidoides'' Nordsieck 1982: synonym of '' Xenoskenea pellucida'' (Monterosato 1874) * ''Skenea petitii'' P. Fischer, 1857: synonym of ''

Solariorbis petitii ''Solariorbis'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Solariorbis Conrad, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetai ...

'' (P. Fischer, 1857) * ''Skenea planorbis'' Fabricius, 1780: synonym of ''

'' (Fabricius, 1780) * ''Skenea rota'' Forbes & Hanley, 1850: synonym of ''

Ammonicera rota ''Ammonicera'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Omalogyridae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). ''Ammonicera'' Vayssière, 1893. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Forbes & Hanley, 1850) * ''Skenea serpuloides'' auct. non Montagu, 1808: synonym of ''

'' (Fabricius, 1780) * ''Skenea subcanaliculata'' E.A. Smith, 1875: synonym of '' Microdiscula subcanaliculata'' (E.A. Smith, 1875) * ''Skenea sulcata'' Simpson, 1887: synonym of ''Cyclostremiscus beauii'' (P. Fischer, 1857) * ''Skenea tricarinata'' Webster, 1856: synonym of ''

'' (Forbes & Hanley, 1850) * ''Skenea trilix'' Bush, 1885: synonym of ''

Cyclostremiscus trilix ''Cyclostremiscus'' is a genus of small sea snails in the family Tornidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cyclostremiscus Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

'' (Bush, 1885) * ''Skenea trochiformis'' Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of ''

'' (Fabricius, 1780)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * 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

Fleming J. 1825. ''On the British testaceous annelids''. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, 12(24): 238-248

Gray J.E. (1847). ''A list of the genera of recent mollusca, their synonyma and types.'' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219

Tom Iredale, ''Some more misused molluscan generic names : Skenea''; Journal of Molluscan Studies, 11:5, pp. 291-306; April 1915
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