Agagus agagus
Species of gastropod
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Agagus agagus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Agagus agagus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Agagus agagus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Agagus |
| Species: | A. agagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agagus agagus Jousseaume, 1894 | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 9 mm, its diameter 10 mm. The umbilicate shell has a depressed conical shape with a swollen base. Its color is a vivid white with green spots. It contains 6½ sharp declining whorls with longitudinal oblique striae and spiral ribs. The aperture is subquadrangular. The outer lip is sharp.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and South Africa.
