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

Skenea ponsonbyi
Shell of Skenea ponsonbyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Skenea
Species:
S. ponsonbyi
Binomial name
Skenea ponsonbyi
(Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]

Cyclostrema ponsonbyi Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters and the northern Atlantic Ocean.

References

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  • Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H., 1897: Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1896. Gastropodes et Pélécypodes; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 10: 139–234; pl. 3-7
  • 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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