Mangelia brusinae

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

Mangelia brusinae
Shell of Mangelia brusinae (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. brusinae
Binomial name
Mangelia brusinae
van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal, 1978

Description

The length of the shell attains 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Adriatic Sea off Croatia.

References

  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Mangelia (Mangelia) brusinae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • MNHN, Paris: Mangelia brusinae


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