Dillwynella planorbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]
| Dillwynella planorbis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Dillwynella |
| Species: | D. planorbis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynella planorbis Hasegawa, 1997[1]
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Description edit
The genus Dillwynella is a classification of various sea snails that Dillwynella Planorbis belongs to. Being a mollusk, the normal height of the shell attains 3 mm and contains various whirls.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Japan.
References edit
- ^ Hasegawa K. (1997) Sunken wood-associated gastropods collected from Suruga Bay, Pacific side of the central Honshu, Japan, with description of 12 new species. In: Deep-Sea Fauna and Pollutants in Suruga Bay. National ScienceMuseum Monographs 12: 59–123.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Dillwynella planorbis Hasegawa, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581658 on 2012-09-01
- Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.