Amalda sinensis
Species of gastropod
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Amalda sinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.[2]
| Amalda sinensis | |
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| Shell of Amalda sinensis (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. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalda sinensis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ancillaria sinensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
(Original description) A small white shell, resembling Amalda marginata, but much narrower, and with the varix narrower and more obliquely plicated.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, the Philippines and off Borneo (Malaysia).[4]
