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

Dillwynella ingens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Dillwynella
Species:
D. ingens
Binomial name
Dillwynella ingens
B.A. Marshall, 1988

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4.8 mm, its diameter 5.65 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, found off the Chatham Islands at a depth of 1140 m.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Dillwynella ingens B.A. Marshall, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581657 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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