Propebela exarata
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Propebela exarata

Propebela exarata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

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The white shell has an ovate-fusiform shape and is clathrate. It contains 6 whorls. The longitudinal ribs are eminently pronounced and are crossed by transverse plicae.

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Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off Massachusetts, USA, Greenland, the Lofoten Islands and Nova Zembla, in the Kara Sea and the Arctic shores of Siberia; Arctic Ocean to Monterey, California

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Fossils have been found in Greenland, Labrador, England and Spitsbergen.

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References

1. Propebela exarata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propebela_exarata

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