Amalda depressa

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Amalda depressa
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Apertural view of a shell of Amalda depressa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. depressa
Binomial name
Amalda depressa
(Sowerby, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Amalda (Baryspira) depressa(Sowerby, G.B. II, 1859)
  • Ancillaria depressaG.B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination)
  • Baryspira depressa(G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Amalda depressa, common name the depressed ancilla, is a species of a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to and occurs off New Zealand.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Amalda depressa (Sowerby II, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409970 on 2012-11-14