Mangelia taeniata
Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of a shell of Mangelia taeniata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. taeniata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia taeniata (Deshayes, 1835) | |
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Mangelia taeniata, common name the filleted mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Subspecies
- Mangelia taeniata major É.A.A. Locard & E. Caziot, 1900
- Mangelia taeniata nivea (J.E. Cooper & H.B. Preston, 1910)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 7 mm.
The smooth, oblong fusiform shell has shouldered whorls. It is longitudinally plicately ribbed. Its color is whitish or yellowish brown, with conspicuous narrow brown revolving lines.[2][3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Apulia, Italy, and off Malta, Greece and Turkey; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.
References
- ^ a b Mangelia taeniata (Deshayes, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1–8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Deshayes, G. P., 1832–1835, Mollusques, dans : Expédition scientifique en Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement francais - Travaux de la section des sciences physiques sous le direction de M. le Colonnel Bory de Saint Vincent. Ouvrage dédié au Roi. Levrault, P. Bertrand. , p. 81–203, pls 18–24
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangelia taeniata.
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Mangelia (Mangiliella) taeniata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Syntype at MNHN, Paris
