Mangelia androyensis
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| Mangelia androyensis | |
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| Shell of Mangelia androyensis (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. androyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia androyensis L. Bozzetti, 2009 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, L., 2009 (Invalid: primary homonym of Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826) | |
Mangelia androyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its shape holding a spiral cone tip and a hollow bottom. It has subtle spiral threads and varices giving it a sort of 'grid' or 'threaded' pattern. It has an aperture and a thick outer lip.