Agaronia steeriae

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Agaronia steeriae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Agaronia
Species:
A. steeriae
Binomial name
Agaronia steeriae
(Reeve, 1850) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Oliva steeriaeReeve, 1850 (original combination)
  • Olivancillaria steeriae(Reeve, 1850)

Agaronia steeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

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References

  1. Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573246 on 2012-11-18