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Angaria melanacantha

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Angaria melanacantha
Shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842)
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A. melanacantha
Binomial name
Angaria melanacantha
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]

Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843
Delphinula melanacantha Reeve, 1842

Apical view of shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842), measuring 31.2 mm height by 42.2 mm diameter, trawled off Palawan, in the Philippines.

Angaria melanacantha,[1] common name the black-tankard angaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.

Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  • MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.

External References

  • Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.