Angaria melanacantha
Appearance
Angaria melanacantha | |
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Shell of Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Angariidae |
Genus: | Angaria |
Species: | A. melanacantha
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Binomial name | |
Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843 ![]() |
Angaria melanacantha,[1] common name the black-tankard angaria, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.
Description
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The shell can grow to be 35 mm to 95 mm in length.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Angaria melanacantha can be found off the Philippines and Vietnam.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Angaria delphinus melanacantha". gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- MacDonald & Co (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.
External References
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- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.