Mangelia forcellii

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

Mangelia forcellii
Shell of Mangelia forcellii (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. forcellii
Binomial name
Mangelia forcellii
Bozzetti, 2014

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Mangelia forcellii Bozzetti, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758163 on 2017-09-01
  • Bozzetti L. (2014) Mangelia forcellii (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 82: 4–5
  • "Mangelia forcellii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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