Biology:Mangelia vacavillensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Mangelia vacavillensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. vacavillensis
Binomial name
Mangelia vacavillensis
Bryant and Palmer 1923
Synonyms

Mangilia vacavillensis Bryant and Palmer 1923 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Middle Eocene strata in California, USA.

References

  1. D. Bryant and K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q48836679 entry