''Mangelia semicostulata'' 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 semicostulata
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Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in Eocene strata of Normandy, France.
References
* Cossmann (M.), 1889 ''Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris (4ème fascicule)''. Annales de la Société royale Malacologique de Belgique, t. 24, pp. 3–385
* Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 ''Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2'', p. pl. 46–65
* Le Renard (J.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 1995 ''Révision des Mollusques paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. 2 - Liste des références primaires des espèces.'' Cossmanniana, t. 3, vol. 3, pp. 65–132
External links
Fossilshells.nl: Mangeliinae
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semicostulata
Gastropods described in 1865