Mangelia androyensis

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

Mangelia androyensis
Shell of Mangelia androyensis (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. androyensis
Binomial name
Mangelia androyensis
L. Bozzetti, 2009
Synonyms

Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, L., 2009 (Invalid: primary homonym of Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  • Bozzetti, L., 2009. Genere Mangelia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Due nuove specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63: 10–12
  • Bozzetti, L., 2009. Mangelia androyensis: a new name for Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, 2009, non Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 65: 7
  • "Mangelia androyensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris : Mangelia androyensis (holotype)


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