Skenea basistriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.

The smooth, shining shell is narrowly umbilicated.

It contains 4½ tumid whorls with a deep suture.

The base of the shell shows an oblique, arcuate stripe running into the umbilicus.

[2] This species occurs in European waters, and the Atlantic Boreal to Arctic region.