Amalda reevei
| Amalda reevei | |
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| Shell of Amalda reevei (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. reevei
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda reevei (E.A. Smith, 1904)
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Amalda reevei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 22 mm, its diameter 10 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The smooth shell is elongate-ovate. It is pale flesh-colored, lighter below the suture. The spire is more or less covered with a pale callus. The shell contains about 5 whorls, with the body whorl large, elongated, and slightly convex, with two oblique grooves in front, and a brown-spotted band between the grooves. The outer lip is pale and slightly curved. The columella is thickened at the front, somewhat reflexed, obliquely grooved, and either white or pale pink. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amalda reevei (E.A. Smith, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Smith, E.A. (1904). "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony". Journal of Malacology. 11 (2): 29. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil (17(2) ed.). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899. pp. 35–382.
- Turton, W.H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. London: Humphrey Milford. p. 31.
- 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: 19–29.
- Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 150.
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External links
[edit]- Conchology.be: image
- Smith, E.A. (1904). "On a collection of marine shells from Port Alfred, Cape Colony". Journal of Malacology. 11 (2): 29.