Biology:Agaronia acuminata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Agaronia acuminata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Agaronia acuminata boavistensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. acuminata
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| Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
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Agaronia acuminata, common name the pointed ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olive snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Agaronia acuminata acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
- Agaronia acuminata boavistensis Burnay & Conceicao, 1986
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, Angola and West Africa.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34
External links
- "Agaronia (Anazola) acuminata acuminata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_3441.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q2826427 entry
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