Mangelia androyensis

Mangelia androyensis
Shell of Mangelia androyensis (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Mangelia
Species:	M. androyensis
Binomial name
Mangelia androyensis L. Bozzetti, 2009
Synonyms
Mangelia vitreaBozzetti, L., 2009 (Invalid: primary homonym of Mangelia vitreaRisso, 1826)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its shape holding a spiral cone tip and a hollow bottom.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

1. Mangelia androyensis Bozzetti, 2009 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 August 2011.

• Bozzetti, L., 2009. Genere Mangelia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Due nuove specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63: 10–12
• Bozzetti, L., 2009. Mangelia androyensis: a new name for Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, 2009, non Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 65: 7

External links

• "Mangelia androyensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• MNHN, Paris : Mangelia androyensis (holotype)