Agaronia steeriae | |
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Shell of Agaronia steeriae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Olividae |
Genus: | Agaronia |
Species: | A. steeriae |
Binomial name | |
Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850) | |
Synonyms | |
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Agaronia steeriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 56 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2012) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil and Uruguay.
References
- Reeve L.A. (1850). Conchologia iconica or illustrations of the shell of molluscous animals.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573246 on 18 November 2012
- Gbif.org: Agaronia steeriae - occurrence
- Teso V. & Pastorino G. (2011) A revision of the genus Olivancillaria (Mollusca: Olividae) from the southwestern Atlantic. Zootaxa 2889: 1–34.
External links
- "Olivancillaria steeriae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Marrat, F. P. (1870-1871). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (29-30) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agaronia steeriae |
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