Mangelia dorsuosa
Mangelia dorsuosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia dorsuosa | |
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| Original image of a shell of Mangelia dorsuosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. dorsuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia dorsuosa (A.A. Gould, 1860) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Columbella (Anachis) dorsuosa Gould, 1860 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Hong Kong.
References
- Mangelia dorsuosa (Gould, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
- Gould, A. A. Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859–1860 vol. 6–8
External links
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- R.I. Johnson, The Recent Mollusca of Augustus Addison Gould; United States National Museum, bulletin 239, Washington D.C. 1964
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