Amalda benthicola

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Amalda benthicola
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Shell of Amalda benthicola (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. benthicola
Binomial name
Amalda benthicola
Dell, 1956

Amalda benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. [1] [2]

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Description

Amalda benthicola is a small mollusk, its height reaching 22 mm. They were first discovered by R. K. Dell in 1956. [3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off southern South Island, Auckland and the Chatham Islands, at depths between 350 m and 600 m.

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References

  1. Amalda benthicola Dell, 1956 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  2. "ADW: Amalda benthicola: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "WMSD – Worldwide mollusc species DB – Amalda benthicola". bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


  1. Dell, R.K. (1956). "The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand". Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 124.