Angaria vicdani

Angaria vicdani[2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Angariidae.

Angaria vicdani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Angariidae
Genus:
Angaria
Species:
A. vicdani
Binomial name
Angaria vicdani
Kosuge, 1980 [1]
Shell of Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980, measuring 19.6 mm in height by 24.1 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Samar Island, in the Philippines.
Apical view of shell of Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980, measuring 19.6 mm in height by 24.1 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Samar Island, in the Philippines.

Description

The shell can grow up to 45 mm to 85 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

Angaria vicdani can be found off of the South Philippines.[3]

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References
  1. Kosuge S. (1980) Study on the collection of Mr. Victor Dan (1) Descriptions of new species of the genera Perotrochus, Angaria and Latiaxis. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(3): 37-39, pls 7-9. [29 February 1980] page(s): 38, pl. 7 figs 4-7, pl. 8 figs 4-8
  2. Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 September 2010.
  3. "Angaria vicdani". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp., at page 40.
  • Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.


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