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]
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| 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) | |
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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
- 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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