''Angaria loebbeckei'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Angariidae
''Angaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. ''Angaria'' is the only genus in the family Angariidae.
Taxonomy
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, ''Angaria'' b ...
. It was discovered and described in 2022 based on only four specimens, which are part of both private and museum collections. In honour of the shell collector
Theodor Löbbecke, who would have celebrated its 200th birthday in 2021, the new species was named after him. The holotype is preserved in the
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum in
Düsseldorf
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, Germany, which houses the collection started by
Theodor Löbbecke.
[ "Günther, R. (2022). Angaria loebbeckei n. sp. - a new species from an old collection (Gastropoda: Angariidae). Conchylia. 52(3-4): 61-66.
page(s): 61, pls 1-2]
Description
''Angaria loebbeckei'' is a rather small snail growing up to 25 to 30 mm. Günther (2022) describes the spire of the shell as quite low to moderately high. The shoulder of the shell is straight or wavy/knobby. The spines are variable from totally absent to long and straight. The colour is also rather variable, overall as carmine red with a pink or white background and dark red spines (if present).
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Distribution and habitat
''Angaria loebbeckei'' can be found in the ocean around Nicobar Islands, India
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and Sri Lanka
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, presumably in rather shallow water. [
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References
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Angariidae
Gastropods described in 2022