Amalda alabaster
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| Shell of Amalda alabaster (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. alabaster
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| Amalda alabaster Kantor, Castelin, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2020
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Amalda alabaster is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 26.7 mm, its diameter 13.5 mm.
The shell is small, reaching up to 27 mm in length, with an ovate fusiform shape. It features a low, broad conical spire and a small, dome-shaped protoconch, with the first whorl measuring approximately 0.8 mm in diameter. The primary callus is smooth and shallowly indented on the left side at the suture of the body whorl, while the secondary callus is faintly textured with a micro-shagreened surface. The olivoid groove is very shallow and barely noticeable. The anterior band is divided into upper and slightly broader lower bands by a distinct fasciolar ridge. The shell is uniformly white in color and is semitransparant. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to and occurs off south-eastern New Caledonia at depths between 180 m and 280 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Amalda alabaster Kantor, Castelin, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2020. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 October 2024.
- ^ Yuri I. Kantor, Magalie Castelin, Alexander Fedosov, Philippe Bouchet (2020), The Indo-Pacific Amalda (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia; European Journal of Taxonomy, [S.l.], n. 706, aug. 2020. ISSN 2118-9773
External links
[edit]- Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. (2020). (2020). "The Indo-Pacific Amalda (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia". European Journal of Taxonomy. 706: 1–59. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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