| Amalda similis | |
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| Shell of Amalda similis (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalda similis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amalda similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. [1]
An albino form is known. Shell size 50-60 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate-oblong and white, with the spire and columella thickened and tinged with brown. The spire is elongated, and the body whorl has a distinct margin, featuring three bands below the lower suture, with the central band sharply raised. The aperture is elongated, angled at the top, with a single tooth below and a notch at the base. The narrow varix is obliquely triplicate.
In Amalda rubiginosa the aperture is very little longer than the spire. In this it occupies two-thirds of the length. The lower part of the body whorl has three belts, the middle one being elevated into a sharp ridge at the back. The shape of the aperture is different, being angulated above. [2]
An operculated species.
This marine species occurs off Mozambique, trawled at 35-50 metres.
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