Skenea catenoides

Species of gastropod

Skenea catenoides

Different views of a shell of Skenea catenoides
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Vetigastropoda
Order:  | Trochida
Superfamily:  | Trochoidea
Family:  | Skeneidae
Genus:  | Skenea
Species:  |

S. catenoides

Binomial name
Skenea catenoides

(Monterosato, 1877)

Synonyms[1]

* Cyclostrema catenoides Monterosato, 1877 (original combination)
* Cyclostrema monterosatoi Ancey, 1898
* Lodderena catenoides (Monterosato, 1877)

Skenea catenoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1][2]

## Description

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The size of the shell attains 1.1 mm. The shell is widely umbilicated, closely spirally striated throughout, with several spiral chain-like lines on the base. The whorls are convex, regularly increasing.[3]

## Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Portugal and in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

Drawing of a shell of Skenea catenoides

## References

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1. ^ a b Skenea catenoides (Monterosato, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
2. ^ Eddie Hardy (20 December 2010). "Skenea catenoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema catenoides )

* Monterosato T. A. (di), 1877 (maggio)a: Notizie sulle conchiglie della rada di Civitavecchia; Annali del Museo civico di Genova 9 (1876–1877): 407–428
* Piani P. (1980). Catalogo dei Molluschi conchiferi viventi nel Mediterraneo. Bollettino Malacologico 16(5–6): 113–224
* 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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skenea catenoides.

* Oliverio, Marco (2006). Gastropoda Prosobranchia archeo, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana
* Ancey C.F. (1898). List of marine shells collected at Port Gueydon, Kabylia, with description of a new Cyclostrema. The Nautilus. 12: 52–57
* "Skenea catenoides". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Skenea catenoides|

* Wikidata: Q7534581
* CoL: 6Z4FR
* EoL: 3027825
* EUNIS: 61520
* GBIF: 4358387
* iNaturalist: 1213546
* IRMNG: 10901620
* Open Tree of Life: 2918236
* SeaLifeBase: 139596
* WoRMS: 141520