''Mangelia acuticostata'' is an extinct species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Mangeliidae.
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangelia acuticostata
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Description
The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata in Ukraine.
References
International Fossil Shell Museum : ''Mangelia acuticostata''
External links
acuticostata
Gastropods described in 1836
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