Dillwynella haptricola
Dillwynella haptricola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
Dillwynella haptricola | |
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Shell of Dillwynella haptricola (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Skeneidae |
Genus: | Dillwynella |
Species: | D. haptricola |
Binomial name | |
Dillwynella haptricola B.A. Marshall, 1988 | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 3.2 mm, its diameter 3.6 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and is found at depths between 1073 m and 1116 metres.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Dillwynella haptricola B.A. Marshall, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581656 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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