''Mangelia vacavillensis'' is a minute 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.
[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]
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm, its diameter 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in
Middle Eocene strata in California.
References
External links
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base : ''Mangelia vacavillensis''
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vacavillensis
Gastropods described in 1923