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Molluscs of Tasmania

Pyramidellidae – Cyclostremellinae: Pseudoskenella depressa Ponder, 1973 (‘depressed pyramid-shell’)

Synonym(s): depressa Ponder, 1973.
Typical shell-length 1.1 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore as an ectoparasite of other invertebrates. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC).

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Pyramidelloidea
Family: Pyramidellidae
Subfamily: Cyclostremellinae
Genus: Pseudoskenella

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