Amalda decipiens
| Amalda decipiens | |
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| Shell of Amalda decipiens (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. decipiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda decipiens (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ancilla decipiens G. B. Sowerby III, 1897 (original combination) | |
Amalda decipiens, common name the spearhead ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 28.3 mm, its diameter 15 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong-ovate, thick, and pale purplish, with dark bands on the anterior and posterior ends. The spire is moderately elevated and slightly blunt, consisting of six flatly convex whorls, covered by a thin callus. The polished callus is adorned with brown and tawny bands. The body whorl is gently convex and smoothly rounded. The columella is arched and thickened, with a purple hue, bordered at the top by a broad brown callus. The aperture is oblong-oval, with a deep purple interior.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amalda decipiens (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Sowerby, G.B. III (1897). Appendix to marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured. London: G.B. Sowerby III. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. published by the authors. p. 150.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 19–29.
External links
[edit]- Sowerby, G.B. III (1897). Appendix to marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured. London: G.B. Sowerby III. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- Conchology.be: image