Mangelia androyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
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| Shell of Mangelia androyensis (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. androyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia androyensis L. Bozzetti, 2009
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| Synonyms | |
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Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, L., 2009 (Invalid: primary homonym of Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826) | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 7.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
edit- ^ Mangelia androyensis Bozzetti, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
- Bozzetti, L., 2009. Genere Mangelia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Due nuove specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63: 10–12
- Bozzetti, L., 2009. Mangelia androyensis: a new name for Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, 2009, non Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 65: 7
External links
edit- "Mangelia androyensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- MNHN, Paris : Mangelia androyensis (holotype)