Mangelia striolata
Species of gastropod
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Mangelia striolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia striolata | |
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| Shells of Mangelia striolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. striolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia striolata Risso, 1826 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 15 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters off Portugal and Spain, and in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and Italy.
