Amalda tankervillii

Amalda tankervillii
	Amalda tankervillii shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. tankervillii
Binomial name
	Amalda tankervillii; (Swainson, 1825)
Synonyms
	Ancilla venezuelana Weisbord, N.E., 1962; Ancillaria tankervillii Swainson, 1825; Amalda tankervillei (Swainson, 1825) (misspelling); Ancilla tankervillii (Swainson, 1825);

Amalda tankervillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.

This gastropod (Swainson, 1825) is probably named for Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (or less probably his son).^[3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 91 mm.

It conchologically quite different from the other species included in the genus. It is indeed somewhat different from Indo-Pacific species in being thin, broadly oval, with a large inflated last whorl and a very low spire. ^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea in shallow waters (6 mm to 70 mm) off Venezuela and down to Brasil. ^[4]

References

^ Swainson W.J. (1823). A monograph of the genus Ancillaria, with descriptions of several new species. Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts 18 Page 272-289.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Amalda tankervillii (Swainson, 1825). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580824 on 2016-04-03
^ Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Retrieved 3 March 2016
^ ^a ^b 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

"Amalda tankervillii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[1] Swainson W.J. (1823). A monograph of the genus Ancillaria, with descriptions of several new species. Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts 18 Page 272-289.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[2] Rosenberg, G. (2015). Amalda tankervillii (Swainson, 1825). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580824 on 2016-04-03

[3] Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Retrieved 3 March 2016

[Kantor-4] 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

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