Mangelia angusta

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

Mangelia angusta
Shell of † Mangelia angusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. angusta
Binomial name
Mangelia angusta
G. Jan, 1842

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene and Tertiary strata in Lombardy, Italy.

References

  • Cossmann (M.), 1896 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée (2ème livraison), p. 1-179


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