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
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]

Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843
Delphinula melanacantha Reeve, 1842

Description

The shell can grow to be 35 mm to 95 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

Angaria melanacantha can be found off the Philippines and Vietnam.[2]

References

  1. Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. "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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