''Mangelia indistincta'' is a species of

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Description

Monterosato based his ''Pleurotoma indistincta'' on the ''Mangilia caerulans'' as described by Appelius in 1869.G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off

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References

* Monterosato T. A. (di), 1875 (letta il 24. 1. 1875)a : Nuova rivista delle Conchiglie Mediterranee. (Catalogo delle Conchiglie Mediterranee) Atti dell'Accademia Palermitana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Palermo (2) 5: 1–50 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Tucker, J.K. 2004 ''Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. Zootaxa 682:1–1295
indistincta Gastropods described in 1875 {{mangelia-stub