Amalda trachyzonus

Amalda trachyzonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. trachyzonus
Binomial name
Amalda trachyzonus
Kilburn, 1975[1]
Synonyms

Amalda (Baryspira) trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975 alternative representation (basionym)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm, its diameter 14.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Kilburn R.N. (1975). Description of two new species of Amalda (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) from the South-Western Indian Ocean, with a note on Amalda similis (Sowerby, 1859). Veliger 17(3) Page 229–232.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Amalda trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  • Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 19–29.
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998). Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Hartebeespoort, South Africa: Ekogilde Publishers. p. 128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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