Angaria rugosa
| Angaria rugosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Angariidae |
| Genus: | Angaria |
| Species: | A. rugosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Angaria rugosa (Kiener, 1873)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Delphinula rugosa Kiener, 1873 | |
Angaria rugosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.[1]
It has also been known as "Delphinus ruber distortus", "Turbo delphinus", "Turbo distortus", "Angaria distorta", and "Delphinula distorta".[2]
Description
[edit]The shell can grow to be 25 mm to 46 mm in length.[3]
Angaria rugosa has a dark red color, fine scales on the surface, and usually no large spines on the upper peripheral ridge.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Angaria rugosa can be found majorly on the shores of East India down to Vietnam, and also off-shores of the Philippines.[3]
It lives in shallow water, from intertidal to several meters in depth.[2]
This species is limited to the Indian Ocean, it is known from southern India, Sri Lanka, the Nicobar Islands, and from western Thailand.[2]
Related species
[edit]It has occured in the same area as Angaria lilianae.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Angaria rugosa (Kiener, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Dekker, H. (2020). An overview of the living species of Angaria (Vetigastropoda, Trochoidea, Angariidae), with description of two new species. Vita Malacologica, 19, 30-66.
- ^ a b "Angaria rugosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.