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Mangelia shepstonensis

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Mangelia shepstonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. shepstonensis
Binomial name
Mangelia shepstonensis
(E. A. Smith, 1914)
Synonyms[1]

Mangilia shepstonensis E. A. Smith, 1914

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

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The shell closely resembles Lienardia siren (E. A. Smith, 1904) and Drillia tholos Barnard, 1958

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Durban, South Africa.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sartori, André F. (2014). Mangilia shepstonensis E. A. Smith, 1914. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816432 on 2017-09-24

External links[edit]

  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  • "Mangilia shepstonensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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