Mangelia rhabdea
Mangelia rhabdea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia rhabdea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. rhabdea |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia rhabdea (W.H. Dall, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia rhabdea W.H. Dall, 1927 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.5 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) The white shell has a smooth protoconch of about one whorl and three subsequent nearly cylindrical whorls. The suture is distinct, not appressed. The anal fasciole is faintly indicated;. The axial sculpture consists only of obscure incremental lines. The spiral sculpture consists on the body whorl only, of a faint suggestion of an angle at the shoulder. The aperture is narrow, about two-fifths as long as the shell. The outer lip is thin, protractively arcuate. The anal sulcus is wide and deep. The columella is straight. The siphonal canal is hardly differentiated.[1]
Distribution
This marine species was found off Fernandina, Florida, USA.
References
- Dall W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886; Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 70(18): 1–134
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