Biology:Angaria rugosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Angaria rugosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Angariidae
Genus: Angaria
Species:
A. rugosa
Binomial name
Angaria rugosa
(Kiener, 1873)
Synonyms[1]

Delphinula rugosa Kiener, 1873

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Angaria rugosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.[1]

It has also been known as "Delphinus ruber distortus", "Turbo delphinus", "Turbo distortus", "Angaria distorta", and "Delphinula distorta".[2]

Description

The shell can grow to be 25 mm to 46 mm in length.[3]

Angaria rugosa has a dark red color, fine scales on the surface, and usually no large spines on the upper peripheral ridge.[2]

Distribution

Angaria rugosa can be found majorly on the shores of East India down to Vietnam and also offshores of the Philippines.[3]

It lives in shallow water, from intertidal to several meters in depth.[2]

This species is limited to the Indian Ocean, it is known from southern India, Sri Lanka, the Nicobar Islands, and from western Thailand.[2]

It has occurred in the same area as Angaria lilianae.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angaria rugosa (Kiener, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dekker, H. (2020). An overview of the living species of Angaria (Vetigastropoda, Trochoidea, Angariidae), with description of two new species. Vita Malacologica, 19, 30-66.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Angaria rugosa". http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_32770.shtml. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4761970 entry