Mangelia albicincta

Mangelia albicincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Mangelia albicincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. albicincta
Binomial name
Mangelia albicincta
A.A. Gould, 1860

This species was collected by William Stimpson, during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. The type was destroyed in the Great Chicago fire.

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Ryukyus, Japan

References

  1. Mangelia albicincta Gould, 1860. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.


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