Perimangelia interfossa

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

Perimangelia interfossa
Drawing of a shell of Perimangelia interfossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Perimangelia
Species:	P. interfossa
Binomial name
Perimangelia interfossa (Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms
Mangelia interfossa Carpenter, 1864 (original combination) Mangilia interlirata Stearns, 1872

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.