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Mangelia taeniata (Deshayes 1835)

Mangelia taeniata

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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.

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Mangelia taeniata: Brief Summary

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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.

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