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Mangelia rhabdea W. H. Dall, 1927

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

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Description

Shell white, with a smooth nucleus of about one whorl and three subsequent nearly cylindrical whorls; suture distinct, not appressed, anal fasciole faintly indicated; axial sculpture only of obscure incremental lines; spiral sculpture of on the last whorl only, a faint suggestion of an angle at the shoulder; aperture narrow, about two-fifths as long as the shell; outer lip thin, protractively arcuate; anal sulcus wide and deep; pillar straight, canal hardly differentiated. Length, 4.5; diameter, 1.5 mm. U. S. Nat. Mus. Cat. No. 107949.
Dall, W.H., 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886.

Distribution

Off Fernandina, Florida, USA.
Dall, W.H., 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Mangelia rhabdea Dall, 1927]
Data retrieved on: 23 November 2013

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