| Dillwynella lignicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
Dillwynella lignicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
The epithet "lignicola" means "living on wood".[2]
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 4.05 mm.[3]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found off the Chatham Islands at depths between 1075 m and 1100 m. Dillwynellia lignicola can be also found in Exclusive Economic zone of New Zealand.[4]
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
- ↑ "NZ Mollusca - Dillwynella lignicola". www.mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.1080/00222938800770631. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via (WoRMS) World Register of Marine Species.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Kunze, T. (March 24, 2011). "Dillwynella voightae new species, a new skeneimorph gastropod (Turbinidae) from the western Atlantic and a new record of Dillwynella modesta (Dall, 1889)". The Nautilus – via (WoRMS) World's Register of Marine Species.
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