Mangelia caelata
| Mangelia caelata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. caelata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia caelata (R.B. Hinds, 1843) | |
Mangelia caelata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
It is a dark-brown shell with an even darker aperture, featuring one spiral line below the suture and oblique axial ribs.[1]
Distribution
This species was found in the Pacific Ocean off Nicaragua, dredged at a depth of 20 fathoms.[1]
References
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Further reading
- Hinds, R. B. "On new species of Pleurotoma, Clavatula, and Mangelia." Proceedings of the Zoological society of London. Vol. 11. 1843.