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Mangelia helena W. H. Turton, 1932 inq.

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Mangeliidae »  genus Mangelia

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Mangelia helena

Author: Turton, W. H.

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Description

The shape of the shell is conic; 2 smooth nuclear whorls, the remaining 4 being distinctly convex. The surface is marked by about 10 strong axial ribs, and 11 thin spiral lines, which pass over the ribs. The colour is light yellow; and the size 5x2 mm., but it is probably young. Characteristics. The shell is not very near any of the others, but perhaps most resembles 204, striolata, but that has broader whorls with a longer foot and aperture.
Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa.
Author: Jan Delsing

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inq. nomen inquirendum - doubtful identity, needs further investigation