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]
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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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Subspecies
edit- Agaronia acuminata acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
- Agaronia acuminata boavistensis Burnay & Conceicao, 1986
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 80 mm.
The smooth and glossy shell is elongate and fusiform, which means it is spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends. The spire is relatively low, compared with the overall length of the shell. The shell exhibits a range of colors: yellowish, fawn, or ash-gray, and features irregular markings, including zigzags and maculations, or is sometimes faintly nebulous with nearly obsolete markings. The suture may have fasciculations and is often reduced to a row of spots, and in some cases, it is entirely unspotted. The fasciole and fasciolar band are typically yellowish or fawn-colored, occasionally exhibiting faint, close-set, orange-red strigations. The columella is white, while the interior of the long and narrow aperture is also white, with chestnut maculations along the border of the sharp outer lip. [2]
Distribution
editThis species has a widespread distribution in tropical and subtropical marine environments. It occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, Angola and West Africa.[1]; also off Costa Rica, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Australia. [3]
It is typically found in shallow waters, from the intertidal zone to depths of about 20 meters,
References
edit- ^ a b c Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1883) Manual of Conchology vol. V; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Agaronia acuminata - occurrence
- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34
- Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2024). A survey of the genus Agaronia in the West African waters, including the description of a new species. Neptunea. 17(2): 14-40.
External links
edit- Lamarck (J.B.M.de). (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 16: 300-328
- "Agaronia (Anazola) acuminata acuminata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
