Amalda northlandica, common name the Northland olive, is a medium-sized sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.[1] [2]
| Amalda northlandica | |
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| Shell of Amalda northlandica (specimen in 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. northlandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalda northlandica Hart, 1995
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| Synonyms | |
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Amalda (Gracilispira) northlandica Hart, 1995 superseded combination | |
The status of this species is uncertain. [2]
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 9 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs in shallow waters off North Island.
References
edit- ^ Margaret Morley (2004). A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand. Illustrator: Iain A Anderson. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86966-044-4. OCLC 56646921. Wikidata Q115391200.
- ^ a b Amalda northlandica Ninomiya,Hart, 1995. 14 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Hart, M. (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: 85.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
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