''Dikoleps'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Skeneidae
The Skeneidae are a speciose family of minute to small marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Skeneidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
.
Description
Species in this genus are characterized by an outer
lip with a shallow sinus.
Species
Species within the genus ''Dikoleps'' include:
* ''
Dikoleps cutleriana''
(Clark, 1848)
* ''
Dikoleps depressa''
(Monterosato, 1880)
* ''
Dikoleps marianae''
(Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 1998)
* ''
Dikoleps nitens
''Dikoleps nitens'' is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in ...
''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''
Dikoleps pruinosa''
(Chaster, 1896)
* ''
Dikoleps rolani''
(Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 1998)
* ''
Dikoleps templadoi''
Rubio, Dantart & Luque, 2004
* ''
Dikoleps umbilicostriata''
(Gaglini, 1987)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Dikoleps pusilla''
(Jeffreys, 1847) synonym of ''
Dikoleps nitens
''Dikoleps nitens'' is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in ...
''
(Philippi, 1844)
References
* Høisaeter T. (1968). ''Taxonomic notes on the North-European species of Cyclostrema sensu Jeffreys, 1863 (Prosobranchia: Diotocardia)''. Sarsia 33: 43-58
* Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). ''The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas''. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
* 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
Skeneidae
Gastropod genera
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