Dillwynella haptricola explained

Dillwynella haptricola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

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

• 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

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. 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