Amalda virginea

Amalda virginea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. virginea
Binomial name
Amalda virginea Ninomiya, 1990[1]
Synonyms
Amalda virgineus Ninomiya, 1990 (original combination; incorrect gender ending)

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

Description

Distribution

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

References

1. Ninomiya T. (1990). A new subgenus and five new species of Ancillinae from Australia. Venus 49 (4) Page 69-81.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Amalda virginea Ninomiya, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 March 2012.

• Ninomiya T. (1990). A new subgenus and five new species of Ancillinae from Australia. Venus 49 (4) Page 69–81.
• Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods (vol. 2 ed.). Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–370.