Amalda decipiens
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| Amalda decipiens | |
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| Shell of Amalda decipiens (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalda decipiens (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ancilla decipiens G. B. Sowerby III, 1897 (original combination) | |
Amalda decipiens, common name the spearhead ancilla, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 28.3 mm, its diameter 15 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong-ovate, thick, and pale purplish, with dark bands on the anterior and posterior ends. The spire is moderately elevated and slightly blunt, consisting of six flatly convex whorls, covered by a thin callus. The polished callus is adorned with brown and tawny bands. The body whorl is gently convex and smoothly rounded. The columella is arched and thickened, with a purple hue, bordered at the top by a broad brown callus. The aperture is oblong-oval, with a deep purple interior.[2]
