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Amalda

Kantor, Yuri I.;Castelin, Magalie;Fedosov, Alexander;Bouchet, Philippe

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Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyAncillariidae
Habitatmarine

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Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.

==Description== The thin shell is not umbilicated. The spire is elongated with the suture enamelled. The primary spire callus covers most of the spire, including at least part of the protoconch, leaving in most cases only the first protoconch whorl exposed. The inner lip has the callus moderate, defined. The outer lip is simple.

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