Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Skeneidae | |
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Dillwynella texana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Skeneidae.
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Description
The shell contains four, spiral, smooth and shining whorls. The body whorl is nearly smooth but showing a slight tendency to bear furrows or lines radiating from the suture. The umbilicus is small. The aperture is round.
Distribution
This marine species was found as a fossil in the Lower Claiborne Eocene, Texas.
References
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