Mangelia congoensis

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

Mangelia congoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Mangelia
Species:	M. congoensis
Binomial name
*Mangelia congoensis* Thiele, 1925
Synonyms
Cythara congoensis (Thiele, J., 1925)

Distribution

This marine species was found at the estuary of the Zaire River, Congo

References

Mangelia congoensis Thiele, 1925. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.

Thiele J., 1925. Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. In:. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia” 1898-1899 II. Teil, vol. 17, No. 2, Gustav Fischer, Berlin

External links

Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.

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