Mangelia vauquelini
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| Mangelia vauquelini | |
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| Image of a shell of Mangelia vauquelini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. vauquelini |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia vauquelini (Payraudeau, 1826) | |
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Mangelia vauquelini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm.
The shell is pale yellowish or almost white. It shows distant strong ribs. The shoulder has brown dashes or spots, appearing on the ribs only. There is usually, on the body whorl a central line of spots, also on the ribs.[2]
