Biology:Mangelia shepstonensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Mangelia shepstonensis | |
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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: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. shepstonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia shepstonensis (E. A. Smith, 1914)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
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
This marine species occurs off Durban, South Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
- "Mangilia shepstonensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_44313.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q48836374 entry
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