Parviturbo fenestratus
Parviturbo fenestratus is a species of a rare, smallsea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
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| Original drawing of a shell of Parviturbo fenestratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Parviturbo |
| Species: | P. fenestratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parviturbo fenestratus (Chaster, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyclostrema fenestratum Chaster, 1896 (original combination) | |
Description
The size of the shell varies between 1 mm and 2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Central Mediterranean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands and of Tanger, Morocco.
References
- Parviturbo fenestratus (Chaster, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- 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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