Mangelia andersoni explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in Germany, age range: 15.97 to 11.608 Ma

References

• G. Wienrich and R. Janssen. 2007. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 4 Gastropoda ab Mitridae. Backhuys Publishers BV Leiden 4:643-954

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=107024 Fossilworks: Mangelia andersoni