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

Mangelia coarctata
Shell of Mangelia coarctata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. coarctata
Binomial name
Mangelia coarctata
(Forbes, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Cytharella coarctata (Forbes, 1840) superseded combination
  • Pleurotoma coarctata Forbes, 1840 superseded combination
  • Pleurotoma prismaticum Brugnone, 1862 junior subjective synonym

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece.

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in the Alpes-Maritimes, france.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Mangelia coarctata (Forbes, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139271 on 2023-07-29
  • Brugnone, G.A. (1862) Memoria sopra alcuni pleurotomi fossili dei dintorni di Palermo. F. Lao, Palermo, 41 pp., 1 pl.
  • Spada, G., Sabelli, B. & Giannuzzi-Savelli, R. (2023). Mangelia Risso, 1826 and allied genera in the Mediterranean with the description of a new genus and three new species (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 59(1): 1-53.
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