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Angaria formosa

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Species of gastropod

Angaria formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Angariidae
Genus: Angaria
Species: A. formosa
Binomial name
Angaria formosa
(Reeve, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Angaria delphinus f. formosa (Reeve, 1842)
  • Delphinula formosa Reeve, 1843 (original combination)

Angaria formosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.

Description

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The shell can grow to be 24 mm to 65 mm in length.

Distribution

Angaria formosa can be found off of the Philippines and Japan.

References

  1. ^ Angaria formosa (Reeve, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Angaria formosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  • Reeve, L. A. (1841–1842). Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. .
  • Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.
  • Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2006) The genus Angaria Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) in New Caledonia, with description of a new species. Visaya 1(6): 9–16.
  • Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506.
  • Liu, J.Y. (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Günther R. (2016). Angaria neocaledonica n. sp. – A new species of Angariidae from New Caledonia (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Conchylia. 46(1–4): 89–96
Taxon identifiers
Angaria formosa


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