Amalda tankervillii

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Amalda tankervillii
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Amalda tankervillii shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. tankervillii
Binomial name
Amalda tankervillii
(Swainson, 1825) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Ancilla venezuelanaWeisbord, N.E., 1962
  • Ancillaria tankervilliiSwainson, 1825
  • Amalda tankervillei(Swainson, 1825) (misspelling)
  • Ancilla tankervillii(Swainson, 1825)

Amalda tankervillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.

Contents

This gastropod (Swainson, 1825) is probably named for Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville (or less probably his son). [3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 91 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and down to Brasil.

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