Mangelia striolata

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

Mangelia striolata
Shells of Mangelia striolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. striolata
Binomial name
Mangelia striolata
Risso, 1826
Synonyms[1]
  • Mangelia bertrandii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Mangelia caerulans (Philippi, 1844)
  • Mangelia paucicostata Risso, 1826
  • Mangiliella bertrandii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Mangiliella coerulans [sic] (misspelling)
  • Pleurotoma bertrandii Payraudeau, 1826
  • Pleurotoma caerulans Philippi, 1844
  • Pleurotoma coerulans [sic] (misspelling)
  • Pleurotoma striolata Risso, 1826 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters off Portugal and Spain, and in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and Italy

References

  1. Gofas, S. (2014). Mangelia striolata Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434358 on 2015-02-04
  • Spada G. & Della Bella G. (2010). Identification of Mangelia striolata, type species of the genus Mangelia Risso, 1826. Bollettino Malacologico, 46: 76–83


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