Mangelia orophoma

Mangelia orophoma
Original image of a shell of Mangelia orophoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. orophoma
Binomial name
Mangelia orophoma
Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896"
Synonyms
  • Exomilus perangulata Hervier, 1897
  • Mangilia orophoma Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897, "1896" (original combination)

Mangelia orophoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of this very rare shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.25 mm.

(Original description) This is a minute turreted pale brown species. The shell contains six whorls, angled just below the sutures, then straight. The straight longitudinal ribs, few in number, are crossed by lirae, conspicuous and large for the size of the shell, six at the penultimate whorl, nine on the body whorl, and less in proportion (e.g. four in the antepenultimate) on the other whorls. The aperture is narrow. The sinus is large and hollowing across the outer lip; which is somewhat thickened and obscurely toothed within.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Loyalty Islands and off Mactan Island, Philippines

References

  1. ^ a b Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273–315 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
  • "Mangilia orophora". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.