''Mangelia vitrea'' is a species of

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in the

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Mangeliidae Mangeliidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. Bouchet, P. (2011). Mangeliidae P. Fischer, 1883. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Regis ...

Nomenclature

The name ''Mangelia vitrea'' Nomura & Zinbo, 1940, is a junior homonym of ''Mangelia vitrea'' Risso, 1826, that is treated in turn as a nomen oblitum.Boyer, F.; Rolán, E. (2005). About a sibling species of Mitrella minor (Scacchi, 1836. Iberus. 23(2): 53-67
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References

* Arnaud, P. M., 1978. Révision des taxa malacologiques méditerrannéens introduits par Antoine Risso. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Nice "1977"5: 101-150 * Bozzetti, L., 2009. -Genere Mangelia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Conidae, Mangeliinae). Due nuove specie dal Madagascar meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63: 10-12 * Bozzetti, L., 2009. Mangelia androyensis: a new name for Mangelia vitrea Bozzetti, 2009, non Mangelia vitrea Risso, 1826. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 65: 7

External links

Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [book series]. volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes

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