Amalda obesa
| Amalda obesa | |
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| Shell of Amalda obesa (preserved specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. obesa
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda obesa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)
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Amalda obesa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
Description
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
This marine species occurs off Port Elizabeth, South Africa and off Southern Mozambique.
References
- ^ Amalda obesa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ 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.
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.
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External links
- Kilburn, R.N. (1993). "Notes on some South African Ancillinae with descriptions of five new species of Amalda". Annals of the Natal Museum. 34 (2): 374.
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