Agaronia hilli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
| Agaronia hilli | |
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| Shell of Agaronia hilli (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. hilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987[1]
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Description
edit(Original description) The shell is of average size for the genus, inflated and bulliform, with a small, acuminate spire. The aperture is very wide and flaring. The body whorl is smooth with a silky texture, while the spire whorls are almost entirely covered by a thick enamel deposit. The anterior one-fourth of the shell features a thick, shiny enamel deposit, sharply contrasting with the silky-textured body whorl. The columella is thin with several narrow, twisted plications.
The shell color is olive-gray, adorned with speckles and small zigzag patterns of darker gray. The spire enamel is dark brownish-black. The columella at the posterior of the aperture is marked with a large blackish-brown patch. The anterior enamel deposit is dark brown on the dorsum, fading to tan near the columella. The interior of the aperture is white, bordered with brown along the inner edge of the lip. The columella is pale tan and white, and the early whorls are white.[3]
Distribution
editLocus typicus: "Off Roatan Island, Honduras."[4]
References
edit- ^ Petuch, E.J. (1987) New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. The Coastal Education and Research Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia, 154 pp.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 68. Publ: CERF
- ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 68. Publ: CERF