Agaronia acuminata
Appearance
Agaronia acuminata | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Agaronia acuminata boavistensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Agaronia |
Species: | A. acuminata
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Binomial name | |
Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Agaronia acuminata, common name the pointed ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olive snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Agaronia acuminata acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
- Agaronia acuminata boavistensis Burnay & Conceicao, 1986
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, Angola and West Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34
External links
- "Agaronia (Anazola) acuminata acuminata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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