Amalda decipiens

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Amalda decipiens
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Shell of Amalda decipiens (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. decipiens
Binomial name
Amalda decipiens
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1897)
Synonyms [1]

Ancilla decipiensG. B. Sowerby III, 1897 (original combination)

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Amalda decipiens, common name the spearhead ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. [1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28.3 mm, its diameter 15 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong-ovate, thick, and pale purplish, with dark bands on the anterior and posterior ends. The spire is moderately elevated and slightly blunt, consisting of six flatly convex whorls, covered by a thin callus. The polished callus is adorned with brown and tawny bands. The body whorl is gently convex and smoothly rounded. The columella is arched and thickened, with a purple hue, bordered at the top by a broad brown callus. The aperture is oblong-oval, with a deep purple interior. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Amalda decipiens (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Sowerby, G.B. III (1897). Appendix to marine shells of South Africa: a catalogue of all the known species with references to figures in various works, descriptions of new species, and figures of such as are new, little known, or hitherto unfigured. London: G.B. Sowerby III. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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