Mangelia paciniana explained
Mangelia paciniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.
The whorls of the oblong, turreted shell are not shouldered, but ribbed as in Mangelia vauquelini, not striate. Its color is yellowish or whitish, with brown revolving lines.[1] The whorls are slightly convex and anteriorly subangular. They are crossed by many longitudinal, pronounced, oblique and undulated ribs. The surface is smooth, even under magnifying lens. The oval aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is wide and very short. The outer lip has a characteristic tooth, situated at the entrance of the sinus.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Notes and References
- https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- https://archive.org/details/lesmollusquesmar01bucq Bucquoy, E. - Dautzenberg, Ph. - Dollfus, Gustave Frédéric, Les mollusques marins du Roussillon; Paris :J.-B. Baillière (1882–1898)
