Mangelia vacavillensis

Mangelia vacavillensis is a minute extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Mangelia vacavillensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. vacavillensis
Binomial name
Mangelia vacavillensis
Bryant and Palmer 1923
Synonyms

Mangilia vacavillensis Bryant and Palmer 1923 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Middle Eocene strata in California.

References

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  1. ^ D. Bryant and K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318
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