Dillwynella lignicola
Dillwynella lignicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Dillwynella lignicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Dillwynella |
| Species: | D. lignicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynella lignicola B.A. Marshall, 1988 | |
The epithet "lignicola" means "living on wood".
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 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
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