Mangelia gazellae

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

Mangelia gazellae
Original image of a shell of Mangelia gazellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. gazellae
Binomial name
Mangelia gazellae
(Strebel, 1905)
Synonyms[1]

Bela gazellae Strebel, 1905

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 22.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Argentina and Tierra del Fuego.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mangelia gazellae (Strebel, 1905). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533015 on 2017-09-01
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Mangelia gazellae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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