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Amalda obesa

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Amalda obesa
Shell of Amalda obesa (preserved specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. obesa
Binomial name
Amalda obesa
Synonyms
  • Ancilla capensis Gray, 1865
  • Ancilla obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)
  • Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination)

Amalda obesa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18.8 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is oval and inflated. It is pale with dark mottling and a central dark band. The spire is short and pyramidal, with the whorls that have defined edges. The aperture is large and features a single tooth, while the small varix is white.

This species is more obese than Amalda oblonga, with a shorter spire. The middle of the body whorl has a broad brown band, above and below which are rows of brown spots; the margination is also variegated. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Amalda obesa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  2. ^ Sowerby, G.B. II (1859). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of Genera of Shells, vol. 3 (19). privately published. pp. 57–67. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982). Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa. p. 112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 29.
  • Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. p. 149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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