Mangelia thepalea

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Mangelia thepalea
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Original image of a shell of Mangelia thepalea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. thepalea
Binomial name
Mangelia thepalea
Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896"
Synonyms

Mangilia (Glyphostoma) thepaleaMelvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination)

Contents

Mangelia thepalea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. [1] [2]

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Description

The length of this shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) This is a very delicate, beautiful little shell. The white shell is pyramidally spindle-shaped. It contains seven whorls, the two in the protoconch being glassy and apical. The subsequent are ventricose and impressed at the sutures. The longitudinal ribs are nodulous, shining, and very regular. One spiral sulcation crosses each rib in the middle. The interstices between are beautifully longitudinally striolate. At the sutures, and in the middle of the body whorl (in some specimens also on the upper whorls), there is a very pale ochraceous banding, the nodules of the ribs still retaining their white lustre. In other specimens the first three or four whorls remain quite colourless. The aperture is oblong. The sinus is sutural, oblquely extending over the outer lip, which is much incrassate within with seven prominent denticles, these being provided with three also of lesser size. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands .

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Mangilia thepalea Melvill & Standen, 1896. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595780 on 2017-09-27
  2. 1 2 Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273–315 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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