Angaria sphaerula
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Angaria sphaerula.jpg
| image_caption = Shell of Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838) with operculum measuring 24.1 mm in height by 34.4 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Balut Cotabato, in the Philippines.
| taxon = Angaria sphaerula
| authority = (Kiener, 1838)
| synonyms = Delphinula sphaerula Kiener, 1838
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File:Angaria sphaerula 2.jpg of Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838) with operculum measuring 24.1 mm in height by 34.4 mm diameter, taken by tangle nets off Balut Cotabato, in the Philippines.]]
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Angaria sphaerula,{{WRMS species|467850|Angaria sphaerula (Kiener, 1838)||22 October 2010}} common name Kiener's delphinula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Angariidae.
Description
The shell ranges in length from 30 to 100 mm.{{Cite web|title=Angaria sphaerula|url=http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_278.shtml|website=Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropoda|access-date=2020-06-23}}
Like other species of Angaria, A. sphaerula is highly ornamented, with the shape of its ornaments varying from spikes to fronds. The ornaments are often quite large. This species tends to be a mix of light green and pinkish-red in color. The interior of the shell is pearlescent.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Philippines and parts of the western Pacific Ocean.
References
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- Günther R. (2016). Angaria neocaledonica n. sp. - A new species of Angariidae from New Caledonia (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Conchylia. 46(1-4): 89-96
- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1838
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