Mangelia terpnisma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia terpnisma | |
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| Original image of a shell of Mangelia terpnisma | |
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. terpnisma
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia terpnisma J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1901
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| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia terpnisma J.C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1901 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 9 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
(Original description) The fusiform shell is characterized by its stout build. The 8 whorls are once-angled. They are longitudinally crassicostate with straight ribs and spirally lirate with irregular lirae. Its color is whitish, banded and filleted with chestnut. The incrassate outer lip is much thickened, taeniate, within blood-red or, in one example, chestnut. The columella is stained at the base with the same colour. The aperture is narrow, cinereous or slate-coloured within. The very short siphonal canal is slightly curved.[1]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Oman.
References edit
- ^ a b "Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London". London. 1901. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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