Xyloskenea naticiformis
| Xyloskenea naticiformis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | (unassigned) |
| Genus: | Xyloskenea |
| Species: | X. naticiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xyloskenea naticiformis (Jeffreys, 1883) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Xyloskenea naticiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[2]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 2.5 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs at bathyal depths in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, in the Bay of Biscay and off Portugal
References
- ↑ Jeffreys J. G., 1878-1885: On the mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 (1878): 393-416 pl. 22-23. Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [ottobre 1879]. Part 3 (1881): 693-724 pl. 61. Part 4 (1881): 922-952 pl. 70-71 [1882]. Part 5 (1882): 656-687 pl. 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pl. 19-20. Part 7 (1884): 111-149 pl. 9-10. Part 8 (1884): 341-372 pl. 26-28. Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pl. 4-6
- 1 2 Xyloskenea naticiformis (Jeffreys, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2013.
- Locard A., 1897-1898: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés.; Paris, Masson vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22 vol. 2 [1898], p. 517-1044 pl. 23-40
- Sykes E. R., 1925: On the mollusca procured during the "Porcupine" expeditions 1869-70. Supplemental notes, part V; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 16: 181-193
- McLean J.H. (1992). Systematic review of the family Choristellidae (Archeogastropoda: Lepetellacea) with descriptions of new species. The Veliger 35(4): 273-294 page(s): 293
- 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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