Angaria melanacantha

Angaria melanacantha,[1] common name the black-tankard angaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.

Angaria melanacantha
Shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Angariidae
Subfamily:
Angariinae
Genus:
Angaria
Species:
A. melanacantha
Binomial name
Angaria melanacantha
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]

Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843
Delphinula melanacantha Reeve, 1842

Apical view of shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842), measuring 31.2 mm height by 42.2 mm diameter, trawled off Palawan, in the Philippines.

Description

The shell can grow to be 35 mm to 95 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

Angaria melanacantha can be found off of the Philippines and Vietnam.[2]

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References
  1. Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. "Angaria delphinus melanacantha". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  • MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.

External References
  • Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.


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