Amalda trachyzonus

Amalda trachyzonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. trachyzonus
Binomial name
Amalda trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975 [1]
Synonyms
Amalda (Baryspira) trachyzonusKilburn, 1975 alternative representation (basionym)

Amalda trachyzonus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm, its diameter 14.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

1. Kilburn R.N. (1975). Description of two new species of Amalda (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) from the South-Western Indian Ocean, with a note on Amalda similis (Sowerby, 1859). Veliger 17(3) Page 229–232.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
2. Amalda trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 April 2010.

• Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 19–29.
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998). Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Hartebeespoort, South Africa: Ekogilde Publishers. p. 128.
• Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 151.

External links

• Kilburn, R.N. (1975). "Description of two new species of Amalda (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) from the South-Western Indian Ocean, with a note on Amalda similis (Sowerby, 1859)". The Veliger. 17 (3).
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