Amalda trachyzonus

Amalda trachyzonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Ancillariidae
Genus:	Amalda
Species:	A. trachyzonus
Binomial name
Amalda trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975
Synonyms
Amalda (Baryspira) trachyzonus Kilburn, 1975 alternative representation (basionym)

Amalda trachyzonus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm, its diameter 14.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa.

References

• Gratecap, D. (2012). "Le genre Amalda en Afrique Australe". Xenophora. 140: 19–29.
• Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998). Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Hartebeespoort, South Africa: Ekogilde Publishers. p. 128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Kilburn, R.N. (1975). "Description of two new species of Amalda (Gastropoda: Olividae: Ancillinae) from the South-Western Indian Ocean, with a note on Amalda similis (Sowerby, 1859)". The Veliger. 17 (3).
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