Amalda benthicola
| Amalda benthicola | |
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| Shell of Amalda benthicola (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda benthicola Dell, 1956
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Amalda benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Amalda benthicola is a small mollusk, its height reaching 22 mm. They were first discovered by R. K. Dell in 1956.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off southern South Island, Auckland and the Chatham Islands, at depths between 350 m and 600 m.
References
[edit]- ^ Amalda benthicola Dell, 1956. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ "ADW: Amalda benthicola: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "WMSD – Worldwide mollusc species DB – Amalda benthicola". bagniliggia.it. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- <Hart, M.R. (1995). "Review of the genus Amalda from New Zealand with a description of a new species & the elevation of another subspecies to full species status". World Shells. 13: 86.
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External links
[edit]- Verco, J.C. (1909). "Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species.-Part XII". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 33: 293–342. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- New Zealand mollusca: image
- ^ Dell, R.K. (1956). "The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand". Dominion Museum Bulletin. 18: 124.