Mangelia miorugulosa is a minute extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1] [2]
- Mangelia miorugulosa is a fossil species, meaning that it is now extinct and only known from the fossil record.
- This species was first described in 1993 based on specimens found in Miocene-aged rocks in the Dominican Republic.
- Mangelia miorugulosa belongs to the family Mangeliidae, a diverse group of small to medium-sized marine snails found worldwide.
- The shell of this species is relatively small, reaching a maximum length of about 5.5 mm, and has a slender, elongated shape with a pointed apex.
- Like other members of the Mangeliidae family, Mangelia miorugulosa likely fed on small invertebrates, such as other mollusks, using a long proboscis to reach its prey.
| Mangelia miorugulosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. miorugulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia miorugulosa F. Kautsky, 1925
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| Synonyms | |
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† Mangelia (Cytharella) miorugulosa Kautsky, 1925 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata of Belgium and the Twistringer Schichten of Northern Germany.
References edit
- ^ A.W. Janssen, Mollusken der Twistringer Schichten, N.-Deutschland, Scripta Geol. 10 (1972)
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Mangelia miorugulosa Kautsky, 1925 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1640013 on 2023-04-19
- Kautsky, Fritz. "Das Miozän von Hemmoor und Basbeck-Osten." (1925); Abh. preuss. geol.Landesanst., N.F., 97: 1-255, Taf. 1-12
- Stein G., Moths H., Albrecht F., Havekost U. & Fehse D. (2016). Revision der Miozänen Molluskenfauna (Hemmoorium) von Werder bei Achim (Nordwest-Niedersachsen). Palaeofocus. 5: 1-289.