Amalda petterdi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
| Amalda petterdi | |
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| Shell of Amalda petterdi (holotype at the Australian Museum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. petterdi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda petterdi (Tate, 1893)
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Description
edit(Original description as Ancillaria obtusa) The shell is ovate, thick, and glossy, ranging in color from white to pale fulvous. It has approximately five whorls, with a short, rounded spire lined and covered by a thick callous deposit. The apex is blunt and obtuse. The body whorl is bordered by broad, milky zones at both the upper and lower edges and displays linear markings at the base.
The columella is coated with a thick layer of enamel that extends onto the body whorl and appears slightly wrinkled and twisted near the siphonal canal. The outer lip is thin and sharp. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
References
edit- ^ a b Amalda petterdi (Tate, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Petterd, W.F. (1885). "Description of two apparently new species of genus Ancillaria". Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1886: 342. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Ninomiya, T. (1991). "Sixteen new species of the Ancillinae from Australia". Venus. 50 (1): 1–17.
External links
edit- Iredale, T. (1924). "Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 49 (3): 179–278.
- Tate, R. (1893). "Some additions to the list of the marine Gastropoda of South Australia". ransactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 17 (1): 189–202.
