Angaria melanacantha
Angaria melanacantha,[1] common name the black-tankard angaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.
| Angaria melanacantha | |
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| Shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Angariidae |
| Genus: | Angaria |
| Species: | A. melanacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843  Apical view of shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842), measuring 31.2 mm height by 42.2 mm diameter, trawled off Palawan, in the Philippines. | |
Description
The shell can grow to be 35 mm to 95 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
Angaria melanacantha can be found off of the Philippines and Vietnam.[2]
References
- Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- "Angaria delphinus melanacantha". gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
External References
- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.
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