Mangelia phrixae
Appearance
| Mangelia phrixae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. phrixae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia phrixae J. Gardner, 1937 | |
Mangelia phrixae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description
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The length of the shell attains 6.9 mm (0.27 in), its diameter is 2.8 mm (0.11 in).
Distribution
[edit]This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in the Alum Bluff Group, Florida, United States.
References
[edit]- ↑ Gardner, J.A. (1926). The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 325. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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