Mangelia maculata explained

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

This is not Cythara maculata Brazier, 1876 (synonym of Eucithara alacris Hedley, 1922)

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm

The shell is white, with an orange-brown band, interrupted by the ribs, and appearing only in the interstices.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Mangelia maculata. bagniliggia.it. 8 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Manual of Conchology . 1884. George W. Tryon. VI. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences, Conchological Section . 8 September 2017.