Amalda lineata

Amalda lineata
Shell of Amalda lineata (preserved specimen in the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. lineata
Binomial name
Amalda lineata
(Kiener, 1844)
Synonyms

Ancillaria lineata Kiener, 1844

Amalda lineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, oblong, whitish, distinctly marked with intersecting tawny lines. The spire is conical and pointed. The whorls are banded at the top, with the bands faintly jointed and spotted with brown. The body whorl is grooved at the base, with brown spots. The outer lip is smooth. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia.

Habitat

Often dredged on a sand bottom, at 40–50 m. depth.

References

  1. ^ Amalda lineata (Kiener, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Kiener, L.C. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 1. Famille des Enroulées. Genres Porcelaine (Cypraea), Linné. Paris: Rousseau & J.B. Baillière. pp. 1843–1850. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  • Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–370.
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