Perimangelia nitens (Carpenter 1864)

Perimangelia nitens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The shell is similar to Clathromangelia variegata (Carpenter, 1864), but it has a chestnut and a white band.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest USA, from Monterey, California, to Magdalena Bay, Lower California

References

• Carpenter P. (1872) The Mollusks of Western North America, Smithsonian Institution, Washington This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• McLean J. H. (2000). Four new genera for northeastern Pacific gastropods. The Nautilus. 114: 99-102

Perimangelia nitens is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Mangeliidae.^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1864 door Carpenter.

Perimangelia nitens é uma espécie de gastrópode do gênero Perimangelia, pertencente a família Mangeliidae.^[1]

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