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

Mangelia andersoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. andersoni
Binomial name
Mangelia andersoni
Wienrich & Janssen, 2007

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.5 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was found in Miocene strata in Germany, age range: 15.97 to 11.608 Ma

References

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  • G. Wienrich and R. Janssen. 2007. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 4 Gastropoda ab Mitridae. Backhuys Publishers BV Leiden 4:643-954