Mangelia hyemalis
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| Mangelia hyemalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. hyemalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia hyemalis (Mabille, J. & A.-T. de Rochebrune in Rochebrune, A.-T. de & J. Mabille, 1888) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurotoma hyemalis Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 | |
Mangelia hyemalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 30 mm.
The shell has a fusiform shape. It is slightly translucent but still solid. The spire has an elongated conical shape. The protoconch is papillar, white and shining. The shell contains 9 whorls. They are slightly impressed towards the suture. They are at first smooth but then become obliquely costulate and rugose. The narrow aperture has an elongated oval shape with on top a large and deep sinus. The siphonal canal is very short and wide open. The columella is slightly arcuate and is thickened at its base.[2]