Dillwynella
Sign in to saveDillwynella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilySkeneidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- Family
- Skeneidae
- Collections
- SIO, MNHN, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, United States, Iles Salomon, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea
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Dillwynella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.
The genus name of Dillwynella is in honour of Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778 – 1855), who was a British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Whig Member of Parliament (MP).
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