| Agaronia biraghii | |
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| An A. biraghii shell from different angles. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. biraghii |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaronia biraghii Bernard & Nicolay, 1984 [1] | |
Agaronia biraghii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olive shells. [2]
The holotype of the species measures around 6.1 centimeters (2.4 inches) in length. [3] A. biraghii exhibits predatory behaviour. [4]
A. biraghii has been documented to appear along the Gulf of Guinea, including in the Komo River estuary of Gabon and on the coast of Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. [5] [6]
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