Mangelia erymna
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Mangelia erymna

Mangelia erymna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

Show More

(Original description) This is a curious, thickened, very minute, somewhat corrugate shell, of a pale pink colour. The shell contains 5 whorls. The two apical whorls are rather flat. The third apical whorl is globular and closely cancellate. The two lower whorls are coarsely ribbed and spirally lirate. The body whorl contains 10 ribs and 11 lirae. The lowest lira on the body whorl is very strongly ridged, while below this to the base the shell is fairly smooth. The outer lip is very thickened. The sinus is hardly expressed,. The columellar margin is oblique and simple. The narrow aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is very short.

Show Less

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off Western India.

References

1. Mangelia erymna Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangelia_erymna

More Fascinating Animals to Learn About