Mangelia coarctata explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in the Alpes-Maritimes, france.

References

• Brugnone, G.A. (1862) Memoria sopra alcuni pleurotomi fossili dei dintorni di Palermo. F. Lao, Palermo, 41 pp., 1 pl.
• Spada, G., Sabelli, B. & Giannuzzi-Savelli, R. (2023). Mangelia Risso, 1826 and allied genera in the Mediterranean with the description of a new genus and three new species (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 59(1): 1-53.

External links

• Forbes, E. 1840. On some new and rare British mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 5(29): 102-108, pl. 2

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139271 on 2023-07-29