''Skenella edwardiensis'' is a
species
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of minute
sea snail, a
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gastropod mollusk
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or
micromollusk
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in the
family
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Cingulopsidae
Cingulopsidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.
According to taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Cingulopsidae has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
Genera and ...
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[Bouchet, P. (2015). Skenella edwardiensis (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607729 on 2015-02-05]
Description
Distribution
References
Cingulopsidae
Gastropods described in 1886
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