Amalda tankervillii
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Amalda tankervillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
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.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela and down to Brasil.
References
- ^ Swainson W.J. (1823). A monograph of the genus Ancillaria, with descriptions of several new species. Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts 18 Page 272-289.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2015). Amalda tankervillii (Swainson, 1825). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580824 on 2016-04-03
- ^ Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names accessed 3 March 2016
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