Dikoleps nitens
Species of gastropod
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Dikoleps nitens is a minute species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Dikoleps nitens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Dikoleps |
| Species: | D. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dikoleps nitens (Philippi, 1844) | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 0.4 mm and 1.4 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.