Mangelia phrixae
Extinct species of gastropod
Mangelia phrixae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 |
Mangelia phrixae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.9 mm (0.27 in), its diameter 2.8 mm (0.11 in).
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.
External links
- Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangelia phrixae
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