Mangelia unifasciata

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

Mangelia unifasciata
Shells of Mangelia unifasciata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Mangelia
Species:	M. unifasciata
Binomial name
Mangelia unifasciata (Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
Cyrtocythara aurea Monterosato, T.A. de M. di, 1884 Cythara derelicta (Reeve, 1846) Eucithara unifasciata (G.P. Deshayes, 1834) Mangelia aurea T.A. de M. Monterosato, 1884: Mangelia aurea G.A. Brugnone, 1868 Mangelia aurea F. Nordsieck, 1972: Mangelia atra F. Nordsieck, 1977 Mangelia companyoi Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 Mangelia derelicta Reeve, 1846 Mangelia difficilis É.A.A. Locard & E. Caziot, 1900 Mangelia goodalliana Leach, 1852 Mangelia goodallii Reeve, 1846 Mangelia rugulosa (Philippi, 1844) Mangelia undulata Risso, 1826 (dubious synonym) Mangelia weinkauffi J.V. Carus, 1893 Mangilia unifasciata (Deshayes, 1835) Pleurotoma albida Deshayes, 1835 (Invalid: junior homonym of Pleurotoma albida Perry, 1811 and P. albida Risso, 1826) Pleurotoma aurea Brugnone, 1868 Pleurotoma galli Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838 Pleurotoma rugulosum Philippi, 1844 Pleurotoma unifasciata Deshayes, 1835 (basionym) Rugocythara goodallii (Reeve, 1846)

Mangelia unifasciata O.G. Costa, 1844 is a synonym of Mangelia vauquelini (B.C.M. Payraudeau, 1826)

Description

var. galli

The length of the shell varies between 4.5 mm and 7 mm.

The shell is oblong-ovate. The sutures of the spire are rather deep. The shell is longitudinally crossed by bold, sinuous ribs, interstices between the ribs latticed with conspicuous striae. The color of the shell is white, the striae are pale brown.^[2]

The white shell has a broad brown band above the aperture, reappearing on the spire, and another one at the base of the body whorl. The aperture is narrow. The outer lip runs almost parallel to the columella.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters off the British Isles and throughout the Mediterranean Sea, especially off Greece, Italy and France. .