Anacithara angulosa

Anacithara angulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Anacithara angulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Horaiclavidae
Genus: Anacithara
Species:
A. angulosa
Binomial name
Anacithara angulosa
(E. A. Smith, 1872)
Synonyms[1]

Mangelia angulosa E. A. Smith, 1872

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 1¾ mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa

References

  1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Anacithara angulosa (E. A. Smith, 1872). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571788 on 2016-12-21
  • Nolf F. & Swinnen F. (2011) Anacithara biscoitoi (Mollusca: Conoidea: Turridae), a new species from West Sahara (W Africa). Neptunea 10(2): 16–19.


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