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Mangelia gazellae

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Mangelia gazellae
Original image of a shell of Mangelia gazellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. gazellae
Binomial name
Mangelia gazellae
(Strebel, 1905)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bela gazellae Strebel, 1905
  • Drillia gazellae Strebel, 1905

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

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 22.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the South Atlantic off Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mangelia gazellae (Strebel, 1905). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533015 on 2017-09-01
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  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Mangelia gazellae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.