Mangelia taeniata

Mangelia taeniata
	Drawing of a shell of Mangelia taeniata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Mangelia
Species:	M. taeniata
Binomial name
	Mangelia taeniata; (Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms
	Mangelia eburnea And. Bivona-Bernardi, 1838; Mangelia taeniata L.A. Reeve, 1846; Mangiliella taeniata (Deshayes, 1835); Pleurotoma eburnea And. Bivona-Bernardi, 1838; Pleurotoma taeniata G.P. Deshayes, 1835 (original combination); Pleurotoma teniata G.P. Deshayes, 1835;

Mangelia taeniata, common name the filleted mangelia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Subspecies

Mangelia taeniata major É.A.A. Locard & E. Caziot, 1900
Mangelia taeniata nivea (J.E. Cooper & H.B. Preston, 1910)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 7 mm.

The smooth, oblong fusiform shell has shouldered whorls. It is longitudinally plicately ribbed. Its color is whitish or yellowish brown, with conspicuous narrow brown revolving lines.^[2]^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Apulia, Italy, and off Malta, Greece and Turkey; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands.

References

Deshayes, G. P., 1832-1835, Mollusques, dans : Expédition scientifique en Morée, entreprise et publiée par ordre du gouvernement francais - Travaux de la section des sciences physiques sous le direction de M. le Colonnel Bory de Saint Vincent. Ouvrage dédié au Roi. Levrault, P. Bertrand. , p. 81-203, pls 18-24
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

[WoRMS-1] Mangelia taeniata (Deshayes, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 August 2011.

[2] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Reeve L.A. (1846). Monograph of the genus Mangelia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 3, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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