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

Mangelia callosa
Shell of Mangelia callosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Mangelia
Species:
M. callosa
Binomial name
Mangelia callosa
(Nordsieck, 1977)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cythara callosa Nordsieck, 1977 (original combination)
  • Cythara derelicta callosa Nordsieck, 1977

Description

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The shell grows to a length of 5 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in the Aegean Sea off Turkey.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mangelia callosa (Nordsieck, 1977). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 August 2011.
  • Nordsieck, Fritz. The Turridae of the European seas. La Piramide, 1977.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Mifsud C. & Ovalis P. (2003). A note on new discoveries and the distribution of a few Mollusca from the Eastern Mediterranean. La Conchiglia 306: 20–25
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  • "Mangelia callosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.