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Dillwynella planorbis

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Dillwynella planorbis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Skeneidae
Genus: Dillwynella
Species:
D. planorbis
Binomial name
Dillwynella planorbis
Hasegawa, 1997[1]

Dillwynella planorbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.[2]

Description

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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.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

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  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999). Catalogue and bibliography of the marine shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Osaka. : Elle Scientific Publications. 749 pp.
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