Agaronia gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
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| Five views of a shell of Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. gibbosa
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| Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778)[1]
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Description edit
The shell of this species measures 40–75 mm in length.[3]
Agaronia gibbosa is variable in shape, but large specimens tend to be distinguished from other Agaronia by the large spire callus and bulbous shape (most Agaronia are narrower and rather bullet-shaped). In its natural state, the shell of Agaronia gibbosa is usually a blotched greenish color with a striped yellow band at the siphonal end, though the species also comes in an all-yellow variety. This species is common in the shell trade and it is common for the outer layer of the shell to be polished away, revealing a brownish-black color underneath.[4]
Distribution edit
Populations of 'this marine species' are found in the Indian Ocean, typically near the shores of the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia.[5]
References edit
- ^ von Born I. (1778). Index Rerum Naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
- ^ Agaronia (Anazola) gibbosa. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Utriculina gibbosa (Born, 1778). The Olivoidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Scratchpad. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Ocean Biodiversity Information System".
- Raven J.G.M. (Han) & Recourt P. (2018). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 4. Olivoidea (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda), with the description of eight new species. Vita Malacologica. 17: 113–155.
External links edit
- Born, I. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1–40], 1–458, [1–82]. Vindobonae; (Kraus)
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021–3910
- Marrat, F. P. 1870-1871. Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: G.B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. 4 (29–30): 1–46 [1871], pl. 328bis–341 [1870], 342–351 [1871]. London, privately published
- Tan S.K. [Siong Kiat], Ng H.E. [Hiong Eng], Chan S.Y. [Sow Yan] & Nguang L.H.S. [Leo H.S.]. (2019). A review of the Recent Agaronia Gray, 1839 (Caenogastropoda: Olividae) of the Sundaic region, with description of a new species. Occasional Molluscan Papers. 7: 1–19