Amalda dimidiata

Amalda dimidiata
	Shell of Amalda dimidiata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. dimidiata
Binomial name
	Amalda dimidiata; (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)
Synonyms
	Ancilla dimidiata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859); Ancillaria dimidiata G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination);

Amalda dimidiata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.^[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated. It is white with a tawny tint above the suture. The spire is elevated, with whorls that are gently rounded. A callous layer extends to the midpoint of the body whorl, featuring a doubled lower band. The outer lip bears a single tooth, while the varix is elongated, narrow, and grooved.

This thin, pale species presents a medium in respect of the extension of the spire-covering enamel, which reaches nearly halfway down on the body whorl. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

^ Amalda dimidiata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Sowerby, G.B. II (1859). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells, vol. 3 (19). privately published. pp. 57–67. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[WoRMS-1] Amalda dimidiata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

[2] Sowerby, G.B. II (1859). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells, vol. 3 (19). privately published. pp. 57–67. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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