Mangelia kowiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1][2]
| Mangelia kowiensis | |
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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. kowiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia kowiensis Turton, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia kowiensis Turton, 1932 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 3.3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.
References
edit- ^ Barnard K.H. (1958), Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part 1. Gastropoda; Prosobranchiata: Toxoglossa; Annals of The South African Museum v. 44 p. 73–163
- ^ MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Mangelia kowiensis Turton, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1361768 on 2019-07-25
- Turton, William Harry. The marine shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1932. p. 25 pl. 5 # 190
External links
edit- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Mangilia kowiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.