Clathromangelia variegata

Clathromangelia variegata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Clathromangelia variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Clathromangelia
Species:
C. variegata
Binomial name
Clathromangelia variegata
(Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms[1]
  • Daphnella variegata Carpenter, 1864
  • Mangelia variegata Carpenter, 1864

Description

The shell is very thin, with nine ribs and almost microscopic revolving lines. The color of the shell is yellowish or pinkish horn-color, with one or two narrow chestnut bands sometimes interrupted. The shell grows to a length of 8 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA

References
  1. Clathromangelia variegata (Carpenter, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 August 2011.
  2. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI. p. 300; 1884 (described as Daphnella variegata)


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