Dillwynella

Dillwynella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.

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Genus

PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderTrochida
FamilySkeneidae

Habitatmarine

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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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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Skeneidae
Image: Dillwynella modesta 001.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Dillwynella
Commons category: Dillwynella
taxon name: Dillwynella
taxon rank: genus
LPSN URL: lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/dillwynella

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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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