Agaronia steeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
Agaronia steeriae | |
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Shell of Agaronia steeriae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Agaronia |
Species: | A. steeriae
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Binomial name | |
Agaronia steeriae | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 56 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil and Uruguay. [3]
References
edit- ^ Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573246 on 18 November 2012
- ^ Gbif.org: Agaronia steeriae - occurrence
- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34.
External links
edit- "Olivancillaria steeriae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (29-30) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.