Biology:Mangelia paciniana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Mangelia paciniana
Mangelia paciniana 001.jpg
Shells of Mangelia paciniana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. paciniana
Binomial name
Mangelia paciniana
(Calcara, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cythara paciniana
  • Mangilia pacinii [sic] (misspelling of Mangelia paciniana (Calcara, 1839))
  • Pleurotoma (Mangelia) paciniana Monterosato, 1878
  • Pleurotoma paciniana Calcara, 1839
  • Raphitoma sandrii Brusina, 1865
  • Raphitoma taeniata Weinkauff, 1868

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.

The whorls of the oblong, turreted shell are not shouldered, but ribbed as in Mangelia vauquelini, not striate. Its color is yellowish or whitish, with brown revolving lines.[2] The whorls are slightly convex and anteriorly subangular. They are crossed by many longitudinal, pronounced, oblique and undulated ribs. The surface is smooth, even under magnifying lens. The oval aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is wide and very short. The outer lip has a characteristic tooth, situated at the entrance of the sinus.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6748947 entry