Amalda montrouzieri

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Amalda montrouzieri
Shell of Amalda montrouzieri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Ancillariidae
Genus: Amalda
Species:
A. montrouzieri
Binomial name
Amalda montrouzieri
(Souverby, 1860)[1]

Amalda montrouzieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.[2]

Description[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Almada montrouzieri is typically distributed 10 meters (33 ft) to 70 meters (230 ft) below sea level in the areas around Southern New Caledonia, with sightings as deep as 280 meters (920 ft) attested. It has also been anecdotally attested in or around the Loyalty Islands, Fiji, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Philippines. [2]

References[edit]

  • Souverbie, M., 1860. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 8: 311–326
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8–23

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