| Amalda alabaster | |
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| Shell of Amalda alabaster (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. alabaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalda alabaster Kantor, Castelin, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2020 | |
Amalda alabaster is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. [1]
The length of the shell attains 26.7 mm, its diameter 13.5 mm.
The shell is small, reaching up to 27 mm in length, with an ovate fusiform shape. It features a low, broad conical spire and a small, dome-shaped protoconch, with the first whorl measuring approximately 0.8 mm in diameter. The primary callus is smooth and shallowly indented on the left side at the suture of the body whorl, while the secondary callus is faintly textured with a micro-shagreened surface. The olivoid groove is very shallow and barely noticeable. The anterior band is divided into upper and slightly broader lower bands by a distinct fasciolar ridge. The shell is uniformly white in color and is semitransparant. [2]
This marine species is endemic to and occurs off south-eastern New Caledonia at depths between 180 m and 280 m.
Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.
Olivoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of minute to medium-large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Amalda allaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda aureomarginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Amalda bellonarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Amalda contusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Amalda coriolis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda fuscolingua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda hilgendorfi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda hinomotoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda monilifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Amalda montrouzieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda optima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
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Xenuroturris legitima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Amalda hayashii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.
Amalda miriky is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
Amalda cacao is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
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