Mangelia albicincta

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

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

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


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