Mangelia androyensis

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

Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, L., 2009 (Invalid: primary homonym of Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean 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
  • Bozzetti, L., 2009. Mangelia androyensis: a new name for Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, 2009, non Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 65: 7

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