Amaea optima

Amaea optima
	Shell of Amaea optima (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Family:	Epitoniidae
Genus:	Amaea
Species:	A. optima
Binomial name
	Amaea optima; (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Synonyms
	Epitonium optimum (Melvill & Standen, 1903); Scala (Cirsotrema) optima Melvill & Standen, 1903 superseded combination; Scala optima Melvill & Standen, 1903;

Amaea optima is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm, its diameter 3 mm.

(Original description in Latin) A slender, fusiform, whitish shell with ten whorls (based on the sole incomplete specimen), the apical ones being unclear ... the remaining whorls are deeply impressed at the sutures, and intricately adorned with closely spaced, oblique longitudinal lamellae that are thin, sharp, and occasionally bear varices. The shell is spirally ridged, with square-shaped intervals between the ridges. The aperture is small and rounded, white within, and the outer lip is thin, with a reflected margin near the umbilical area.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Muscat^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Amaea optima (Melvill & Standen, 1903)). 6 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). "The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species". The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. 10: 340–351. Retrieved 6 October 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[WoRMS-1] Amaea optima (Melvill & Standen, 1903)). 6 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1903). "The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species". The genus Scala (Klein) Humphrey, as represented in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, with descriptions of new species. 10: 340–351. Retrieved 6 October 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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