Amalda dimidiata
Species of gastropod
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Amalda dimidiata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[1]
| Amalda dimidiata | |
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| Shell of Amalda dimidiata (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Ancillariidae |
| Genus: | Amalda |
| Species: | A. dimidiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalda dimidiata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859) | |
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Description
(Original description in Latin) The thin shell is elongated. It is white with a tawny tint above the suture. The spire is elevated, with whorls that are gently rounded. A callous layer extends to the midpoint of the body whorl, featuring a doubled lower band. The outer lip bears a single tooth, while the varix is elongated, narrow, and grooved.
This thin, pale species presents a medium in respect of the extension of the spire-covering enamel, which reaches nearly halfway down on the body whorl. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
