Amalda tankervillii | |
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Amalda tankervillii shell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Ancillariidae |
Genus: | Amalda |
Species: | A. tankervillii |
Binomial name | |
Amalda tankervillii | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Amalda tankervillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.
This gastropod (Swainson, 1825) is probably named for Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (or less probably his son). [3]
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 91 mm.
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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and down to Brasil.
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