Amalda otohime

Amalda otohime
Shell of Amalda otohime (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. otohime
Binomial name
Amalda otohime Majima, Tsuchida & Oshima, 1993[1]

Amalda otohime is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

1. Majima R., Tsuchida E. & Oshima H. (1993). Two Rare Species of Amalda (Gastropoda : Olividae : Ancillinae) Collected by the R. V. Tansei-Maru from Japanese Waters . Venus 52 (1) Page 51-61.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Amalda otohime Majima, Tsuchida & Oshima, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.