Mangelia dorsuosa

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

Mangelia dorsuosa
Original image of a shell of Mangelia dorsuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. dorsuosa
Binomial name
Mangelia dorsuosa
(A.A. Gould, 1860)
Synonyms[1]

Columbella (Anachis) dorsuosa Gould, 1860

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hong Kong.

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References

  1. Mangelia dorsuosa (Gould, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
  • Gould, A. A. Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859–1860 vol. 6–8


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