Biology:Citharomangelia pellucida
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Citharomangelia |
| Species: | C. pellucida
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| Citharomangelia pellucida (Reeve, 1846)
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Citharomangelia pellucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The ovate shell is attenuated at both ends, smooth, transparent, shining, longitudinally closely ribbed. The color of the shell is whitish, brown at the base, sometimes with three narrow, interrupted bands.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar , the Philippines and off Queensland, Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gofas, S. (2015). Citharomangelia pellucida (Reeve, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556043 on 2016-04-11
- ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI? p. 266; 1884 (described as Mangilia pellucida)
- Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Mangelia. pls 1–8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3.
- Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42-56
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Kilburn R.N. 1992. Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 6. Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 1. Annals of the Natal Museum, 33: 461–575.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13468721 entry
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