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Amalda northlandica

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Amalda northlandica
Shell of Amalda northlandica (specimen in the Museum of New Zealand)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. northlandica
Binomial name
Amalda northlandica
Hart, 1995
Synonyms

Amalda (Gracilispira) northlandica Hart, 1995 superseded combination

Amalda northlandica, common name the Northland olive, is a medium-sized sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.[1] [2]

The status of this species is uncertain. [2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in shallow waters off North Island.

References

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  1. ^ Margaret Morley (2004). A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand. Illustrator: Iain A Anderson. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86966-044-4. OCLC 56646921. Wikidata Q115391200.
  2. ^ a b Amalda northlandica Ninomiya,Hart, 1995. 14 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Hart, M. (1995). "Review of the genus Amalda from New Zealand with a description of a new species & the elevation of another subspecies to full species status". World Shells. 13: 85.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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