Mangelia carinata

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

Mangelia carinata
Shell of Mangelia carinata (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. carinata
Binomial name
Mangelia carinata
Bozzetti, 2009

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  • Bozzetti, L., 2009. Genere Mangelia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Due nuove specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63: 10–12
  • "Mangelia carinata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris : Mangelia carinata (holotype)


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