Mangelia barashi (van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal, 1978)

Öztürk, Bilal, 2021, Mangelia (Gastropoda, Conoidea) species of the Turkish coasts with description of Mangelia vanaartseni sp. nov., Zootaxa 4933 (2), pp. 241-262 : 244-245

Mangelia barashi ( Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal 1978)

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Mangiliella barashi Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal 1978: 102 , 106, fig. 6

Materials: No record of the species in the present study.

Remarks: The species was previously reported from Iskenderun Bay by Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal (1978), but it was not encountered in the present study. The illustrated specimen was recorded on the northern coast of Cyprus coast at a depth of 6 m in July 1998. Mangelia barashi is characteristic with its paucispiral protoconch, thick axial ribs (8 on the body whorl), deep posterior sinus and thickened outer lip. Among the Mangelia species with a paucispiral protoconch, the species can be mistaken for Mangelia callosa , from which the distinguishing features have been discussed by Cachia (1995).

Distribution: Mediterranean Sea ( Van Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal 1978). Turkish coasts: Levantine Sea ( Van

Aartsen & Fehr-de Wal 1978) and Aegean Sea ( GBIF 2020) .

Figures

FIGURE 2: Mangelia barashi: ventral (A) and dorsal (B) views of a specimen with its aperture (C) and protoconch (D) (A=B=4.9 mm).