| Panama false olive | |
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| Several views of a shell of Agaronia testacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. testacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaronia testacea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaronia testacea, a species of sea snail with the common name Panama false olive, is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, which are known collectively as "the olives". [2]
Agaronia testacea has a muscular foot that it uses for crawling along the ocean floor, as well as two sensory tentacles. Its two eyes are located, one at the base of each tentacle. The snail's mouth is located in the center of its foot, and it feeds on algae and other small organisms that it scrapes off rocks and other surfaces using a specialized feeding structure called a radula.
Protecting the soft and fleshy body of A. testacea is the shell. The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 66 mm. Its shape is conical and has a pointed apex or spire. The outer surface of the shell is smooth and shiny, and its color is cream or light brown with dark brown or black spots or streaks. The shell's interior is white or pale yellow.
This species is found in shallow waters along the western coast of North America, from Alaska to Baja California. It lives in rocky intertidal habitats, where it can be found clinging to rocks and other hard surfaces.
It occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru.
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata in Costa Rica, Miocene strata in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela and in Quaternary strata in Mexico. [3]
Charonia is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the monotypic family Charoniidae. They are one of the few natural predators of the crown-of-thorns starfish.
Olive snails, also known as olive shells and olives, scientific name Olividae, are a taxonomic family of medium to large predatory sea snails with smooth, shiny, elongated oval-shaped shells.
Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Diodora cayenensis, the Cayenne keyhole limpet, is a species of small to medium-sized sea snail or limpet, a western Atlantic marine prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Clavatula virgineus, also known as the Virgin Olive, is a species of sea snail belonging to the Clavatulidae family of marine gastropod mollusks. These snails have elongated spiral shells with intricate patterns and bright colors. They inhabit various marine environments worldwide, from coastal areas to ocean depths. Clavatula virgineus plays important roles in marine ecosystems, contributing to biodiversity and ecological balance.
Agathistoma fasciatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Agaronia acuminata, common name the pointed ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olive snails.
Agaronia gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia griseoalba is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia lutaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia nica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia propatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva flammulata, common name the flame olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva miniacea, common name the Pacific common olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Felicioliva peruviana, common name the Peruvian olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olives. The length of the shell varies between 27 and 55 mm. This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Southern Chile
Oliva reticularis, common name the netted olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva spicata, common name the veined olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Oliva tessellata, common name the tessellate olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia steeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Agaroniinae of the family Olividae.
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