Skenella wareni is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cingulopsidae.[1]

Skenella wareni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cingulopsidae
Genus: Skenella
Species:
S. wareni
Binomial name
Skenella wareni
Ponder & Worsfold, 1994

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 1.64 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 24 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Skenella wareni Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. WoRMS (2009). Skenella wareni Ponder & Worsfold, 1994. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197451 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.