Mangelia gemmula
Species of gastropod
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Mangelia gemmula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia gemmula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. gemmula |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia gemmula Turton, 1932 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia gemmula Turton, 1932 | |
Description
This species is similar to Mangelia tranquilla H. Barnard, 1958 but shows 12 axial plicae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.[2]