Mangelia nebula
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from Brighton, Sussex on 28/12/1991.
Mangelia nebula
<em>Mangelia nebula</em> (Montagu, 1803)
Mangelia nebula
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from Brighton, Sussex on 28/12/1991.
Mangelia nebula
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from Brighton, Sussex on 28/12/1991.
Mangelia nebula
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Length = 10mm. Collected from Brighton, Sussex on 28/12/1991.
Mangelia nebula
Distribution and status
Found all around the UK with the exception of the southern North Sea and eastern English Channel.
Ecology and behaviour
Live on sandy bottoms from 10-30m depth where they probably feed on small polychaetes.
References and links
- Graham, A. 1988. Molluscs: Prosobranch and Pyramidellid Gastropods. London.
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000176367]
Sort order
3090
Taxonomic group
Marine snail
Size: Up to 14mm high; 5mm broad Shape: Relatively tall shell with the last whorl making up about 60% of the total shell height.