Mangelia costulata
Species of gastropod
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Mangelia costulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Mangelia costulata | |
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| Shells of Mangelia costulata (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. costulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia costulata Risso, 1826 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell is longitudinally ribbed continuing to the base of the body whorl, crossed by spiral striae. The sinus is broad and shallow. Its color is chestnut or horny brown, interior similarly colored.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.
