Dillwynella lignicola
| Dillwynella lignicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Dillwynella |
| Species: | D. lignicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynella lignicola B.A. Marshall, 1988 | |
Dillwynella lignicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
The epithet "lignicola" means "living on wood".
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diamter 4.05 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off the Chatham Islands at depths between 1075 m and 1100 m.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Dillwynella lignicola B.A. Marshall, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581655 on 2012-09-01
- Marshall, B.A. 1988: Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales. Journal of Natural History 22: 949-1004
External links
| External identifiers for Dillwynella lignicola | |
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| WoRMS | 581655 |
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