Mangelia semiassa

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Mangelia semiassa
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Original image of a shell of Mangelia semiassa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. semiassa
Binomial name
Mangelia semiassa
A.A. Gould, 1860

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

Contents

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Description

It was first described by Augustus Addison Gould in 1860. The shell of this species typically reaches a length of about 8 mm and a diameter of 3 mm. [2]

(Original description in Latin) The shell is rhomboid-fusiform, thick, and shiny. It is whitish but livid anteriorly. The shell is inscribed with 8 ribs and very fine revolving striae. There are 6 angular whorls, and the suture is impressed. The aperture is piriform and is half of the total length, tapering to a point anteriorly. The outer lip is simple and thickened, and the sinus is barely noticeable. The columella is straight and livid. [3]

Distribution

The type locality is unknown.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mangelia semiassa A. A. Gould, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1479236 on 2025-11-16
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mangelia Risso, 1826". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. Gould, A. A. Descriptions of shells collected in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition1860. under Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1859–1860 vol.7 p. 383 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .