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Anacithara angulosa
Anacithara angulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]
| Anacithara angulosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 edit
The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 1¾ mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
External links edit
- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.