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 | |
Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843 |
Angaria melanacantha, common name the black-tankard angaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.
Description
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The shell can grow to be 35 mm to 95 mm in length.
Distribution
Angaria melanacantha can be found off the Philippines and Vietnam.
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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Angaria melanacantha |
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