Mangelia asteria
Mangelia asteria is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia asteria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. asteria |
| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia asteria J. Gardner, 1947 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 6.2 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in the Alum Bluff Group, Florida, USA, west of the Apalachicola River. [2]
This Species lived during the Miocene Epoch. [3]
References
- Julia Anna Gardner, The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida: Professional Paper 142 (1947)
- "Alum Bluff Group (FLMIab;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- "Alum Bluff Group (FLMIab;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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