Perimangelia interfossa explained

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

Description

The solid shell is dark reddish brown. It contains 8 whorls, with 8-10 strong longitudinal ribs, and 10-12 threadlike, darker colored revolving ribs in the interspaces only. The outer lip is simple and somewhat thickened.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest USA.

References

• Carpenter P. (1872) The Mollusks of Western North America, Smithsonian Institution, Washington
• McLean J. H. (2000). Four new genera for northeastern Pacific gastropods. The Nautilus. 114: 99-102

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . PDF . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 .
• Biolib.cz : Perimangelia interfossa

Notes and References

1. Traits (2009). Perimangelia interfossa (Carpenter, 1864). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=434588 on 2017-12-12
2. https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences