Amalda depressa

Amalda depressa, common name the depressed ancilla, is a species of a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Amalda depressa
Apertural view of a shell of Amalda depressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. depressa
Binomial name
Amalda depressa
(Sowerby, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Amalda (Baryspira) depressa (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1859)
  • Ancillaria depressa G.B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination)
  • Baryspira depressa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to and occurs off New Zealand.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Amalda depressa (Sowerby II, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409970 on 2012-11-14
  • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Sowerby G.B. II (1859). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. Thesaurus Conchyliorum 3 page(s): Species 28, pl. 211, fig. 3.


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