Mangelia andamanensis

Mangelia andamanensis
	Original image of a shell of Mangelia andamanensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Mangelia
Species:	M. andamanensis
Binomial name
	Mangelia andamanensis; H.B. Preston, 1908
Synonyms
	Mangilia andamanensis H.B. Preston, 1908 (original description)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) The slenderly fusiform shell is pale yellowish brown, blotched here and there with light chestnut. It contains 7 whorls, convex, angled above. The first two are horny, the later whorls sculptured with transverse ridges and fine spiral striae, presenting a finely cancellate appearance. The sutures are deeply impressed. The aperture is oval. The outer lip is varicosely thickened. The sinus is broad but not deep.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Andaman Islands

References

^ ^a ^b Preston, H. B. "Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands." Records of the Indian Museum 2.2 (1908): 187-210 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

[Preston-1] Preston, H. B. "Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands." Records of the Indian Museum 2.2 (1908): 187-210 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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