Angaria sphaerula
| Angaria sphaerula | |
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| Shell of Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838) with operculum measuring 24.1 mm in height by 34.4 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Balut Cotabato, in the Philippines. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Angarioidea |
| Family: | Angariidae |
| Genus: | Angaria |
| Species: | A. sphaerula |
| Binomial name | |
| Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Delphinula sphaerula Kiener, 1873 | |
Apical view of the Shell of Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838) with operculum measuring 24.1 mm in height by 34.4 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Balut Cotabato, in the Philippines.
Apical view of another specimen of Angaria sphaerula showing color variation within the species.
Angaria sphaerula[1] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Angariidae.
References
- ↑ Angaria sphaerula(Kiener, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 October 2010.
External links
- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.
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