Mangelia phrixae
Mangelia phrixae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia phrixae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. phrixae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia phrixae J. Gardner, 1937 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.9 mm, its diameter 2.8 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in the Alum Bluff Group, Florida, United States.
References
- Gardner, J.A. (1926). The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 325. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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