Mangelia ecuadoriana
Mangelia ecuadoriana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia ecuadoriana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. ecuadoriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia ecuadoriana H.A. Pilsbry & A.A. Olsson, 1941 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene-Pleistocene strata of Ecuador; age range: 5.332 to 2.588 Ma
References
- Pilsbry, Henry A., and Axel A. Olsson. "A Pliocene fauna from western Ecuador." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93 (1941): 1-79.
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