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Amalda rubrofasciata

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Amalda rubrofasciata
Shell of Amalda rubrofasciata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. rubrofasciata
Binomial name
Amalda rubrofasciata
Ninomiya, 1991[1]
Synonyms
  • Alocospira rubrofasciata (Ninomiya, 1991)
  • Amalda (Alocospira) rubrofasciata Ninomiya, T. 1991

Amalda rubrofasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]

Taxonomy

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Status uncertain. [2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales.

References

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  • Ninomiya, T. (1991). "Sixteen new species of the Ancillinae from Australia". Venus. 50 (1): 1–17.
  • Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells, prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing.
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