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Amalda aureus

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Amalda aureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. aureus
Binomial name
Amalda aureus
Ninomiya, 1990[1]
Synonyms
  • Alocospira aureus (Ninomiya, 1990)
  • Amalda (Alocospira) aureus Ninomiya, T. 1990

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

Taxonomy

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Status uncertain. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

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  • Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, W.A.: Odyssey Publishing.