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Amalda scopuloceti

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Amalda scopuloceti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. scopuloceti
Binomial name
Amalda scopuloceti
Kilburn, 1993[1]

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm, its diameter 8.6 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the inner continental shelf off central Eastern Cape coast, South Africa.

References

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  • Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 19–29.
  • Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. published by the authors. p. 151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)