Mangelia vacavillensis
| Mangelia vacavillensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Mangeliidae |
| Genus: | Mangelia |
| Species: | M. vacavillensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mangelia vacavillensis Bryant and Palmer 1923
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| Synonyms | |
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† Mangilia vacavillensis Bryant and Palmer 1923 (original combination) | |
Mangelia vacavillensis is a minute extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]
Description[]
The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.
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Distribution[]
This extinct marine species was found in Middle Eocene strata in California, USA.
References[]
- ^ D. Bryant and K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318
External links[]
Categories:
- Mangelia
- Gastropods described in 1923