Mangelia miorugulosa
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| Mangelia miorugulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. miorugulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia miorugulosa F. Kautsky, 1925 | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Mangelia (Cytharella) miorugulosa Kautsky, 1925 | |
Mangelia miorugulosa is a minute extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1][2]
- Mangelia miorugulosa is a fossil species, meaning that it is now extinct and only known from the fossil record.
- This species was first described in 1993 based on specimens found in Miocene-aged rocks in the Dominican Republic.
- Mangelia miorugulosa belongs to the family Mangeliidae, a diverse group of small to medium-sized marine snails found worldwide.
- The shell of this species is relatively small, reaching a maximum length of about 5.5 mm, and has a slender, elongated shape with a pointed apex.
- Like other members of the Mangeliidae family, Mangelia miorugulosa likely fed on small invertebrates, such as other mollusks, using a long proboscis to reach its prey.
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.