Dillwynella texana
Dillwynella texana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[1]
| Dillwynella texana | |
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| Original image of a shell of Dillwynella texana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Dillwynella |
| Species: | D. texana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynella texana G. Harris, 1895 | |
Description
The shell contains four, spiral, smooth and shining whorls. The body whorl is nearly smooth but showing a slight tendency to bear furrows or lines radiating from the suture. The umbilicus is small. The aperture is round.[1]
Distribution
This marine species was found as a fossil in the Lower Claiborne Eocene, Texas.
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