Mangelia phoxos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
| Mangelia phoxos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. phoxos
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia phoxos K.H. Barnard, 1958
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| Synonyms | |
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Mangilia phoxos K.H. Barnard, 1958 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5.8 mm, diameter 2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.
References
editExternal links
edit- Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295.
- "Mangilia phoxos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.