Amalda coccinata

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Amalda coccinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. coccinata
Binomial name
Amalda coccinata
Kilburn, 1980
Synonyms
  • Amalda (Alocospira) coccinataKilburn, 1980
  • Amalda (Exiquaspira) gabelishiNinomiya, 1988
  • Ancilla coccineaHedley, 1914 (non-Fischer, 1807)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Australia and Western Australia.

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References

  1. Amalda coccinata Kilburn, 1980 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.