- Amalda novaezelandiae
Taxobox
name = "Amalda novaezelandiae"
status =
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Mollusca
classis =Gastropoda
subclassis =Orthogastropoda
superordo =Caenogastropoda
ordo =Sorbeoconcha
subordo =Hypsogastropoda
infraordo =Neogastropoda
familia =Olividae
genus = "Amalda "
species = "A. novaezelandiae"
binomial = "Amalda novaezelandiae"
binomial_authority = (Sowerby, 1830)"Amalda novaezelandiae" is a small sea
snail , agastropod mollusc of the familyOlividae , the olives.Range of distribution
This species is endemic to
New Zealand . It is found around theNorth Island , the north of theSouth Island , and on theChatham Rise .Habitat
This olive lives from shallow water to depths of about 550 m.
hell description
The shell is small and ovate, sometimes with a heavily callused spire.
The external shell coloration is viable, but usually pale, and takes the form of bands; the spire callus is white except for a sutural zone of orange-brown, a broad white band, and an orange-brown area in the central area of the
body whorl , The shell height is up to 10 mm, and the width is up to 5 mm.References
* Powell A W B, "New Zealand Mollusca", William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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