Amalda depressa, common name the depressed ancilla, is a species of a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Amalda depressa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. depressa
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| Amalda depressa (Sowerby, 1859)
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Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 26 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to and occurs off New Zealand.
References edit
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Amalda depressa (Sowerby II, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409970 on 2012-11-14
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Sowerby G.B. II (1859). Monograph of the genus Ancillaria. Thesaurus Conchyliorum 3 page(s): Species 28, pl. 211, fig. 3.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amalda depressa.
- "Amalda (Baryspira) depressa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.