Dillwynella lignicola explained

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]

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: NZ Mollusca - Dillwynella lignicola . 2024-01-16 . www.mollusca.co.nz.
3. 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 . 4 . 949–1004 . 10.1080/00222938800770631 . January 16, 2024 . (WoRMS) World Register of Marine Species.
4. 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 . (WoRMS) World's Register of Marine Species.