''Angaria formosa'' is a

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, a marine

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in the

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Angariidae ''Angaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. ''Angaria'' is the only genus in the family Angariidae. Taxonomy According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, ''Angaria'' bel ...

Description

The shell can grow to be 24 mm to 65 mm in length.

Distribution

''Angaria formosa'' can be found off of the

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and

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References

* Reeve, L. A. (1841–1842). Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. ublished in 12 parts in 2 volumes. Dates of publication of individual parts established by Petit 2007, Zootaxa 1648: 43–59 * Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) ''Recent Angariidae''. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls. * Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2006) ''The genus Angaria Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) in New Caledonia, with description of a new species''. Visaya 1(6): 9–16. * Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined.'' Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506. * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. * Günther R. (2016). Angaria neocaledonica n. sp. – A new species of Angariidae from New Caledonia (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Conchylia. 46(1–4): 89–96

External links

* Angariidae Gastropods described in 1843 {{Angariidae-stub