Mangelia ecuadoriana explained

Mangelia ecuadoriana is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.8 mm.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in Pliocene-Pleistocene strata of Ecuador; age range: 5.332 to 2.588 Ma

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangelia ecuadoriana
• Fossilworks : Mangelia ecuadoriana

Notes and References

1. Pilsbry, Henry A., and Axel A. Olsson. "A Pliocene fauna from western Ecuador." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93 (1941): 1-79.