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Pseudoskenella depressa

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Pseudoskenella depressa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pseudoskenella
Species:
P. depressa
Binomial name
Pseudoskenella depressa
Ponder, 1973[1]

Pseudoskenella depressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 1.1 mm and a height of 1.5 mm. It feeds on the tube worm Galeolaria caespitosa

Distribution

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This marine species occurs subtidally and offshore off Tasmania, and Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria)

References

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  1. ^ PONDER W. F., - Pseudoskenella depressa gen. 1973. et sp. nov., an ectoparasite on Galeolaria. In 8°, offp., pp. 5, with 8 figs.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2011). Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588484 on 2012-01-12
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