Mangelia teirata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Mangelia teirata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. teirata
Binomial name
Mangelia teirata
J. Gardner, 1937

Description

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The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2.2 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in the Alum Bluff Group, Florida, USA

References

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  1. ^ Gardner, J.A. (1926). The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 325. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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