Biology:Angiola fasciata

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Angiola fasciata
Planaxis lineatus DaCosta, 1778 (4311229091).jpg
Angiola fasciata shell
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A. fasciata
Binomial name
Angiola fasciata
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hinea fasciata (Pease, 1868)
  • Planaxis fasciatus Pease, 1868 (basionym)
  • Planaxis lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
  • Planaxis lineolatus Gould, 1849

Angiola fasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae[1] .It usually has stripes going down the shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coast of South Africa.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Angiola fasciata (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 July 2012.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 53
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 36

Wikidata ☰ Q4763267 entry