Angaria formosa

Angaria formosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Angariidae
Genus:	Angaria
Species:	A. formosa
Binomial name
	Angaria formosa; (Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms
	Angaria delphinus f. formosa (Reeve, 1842); Delphinula formosa Reeve, 1843 (original combination);

Angaria formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.^[1]

Description

The shell can grow to be 24 mm to 65 mm in length.^[2]

Angaria formosa can be found off of the Philippines and Japan.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Angaria formosa (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Angaria formosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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