''Skeneoides'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Skeneoides'' include:
* † ''
Skeneoides crassistriata''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
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)
* ''
Skeneoides formosissima''
(Brugnone, 1873)
* † ''
Skeneoides tenuistriata''
Lozouet, 1999
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Skeneoides digeronimoi''
(La Perna, 1998): synonym of ''
Dasyskenea digeronimoi
''Dasyskenea digeronimoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Dasyskenea digeronimoi (La Perna, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...
''
(La Perna, 1998) (original combination)
* ''Skeneoides jeffreysii''
(Monterosato, 1872):
synonym of ''
Skeneoides formosissima''
(Brugnone, 1873)
References
* 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
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
External links
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
Skeneidae
Gastropod genera
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