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Agaronia hiatula

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Agaronia hiatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Agaronia
Species:
A. hiatula
Binomial name
Agaronia hiatula
(Gmelin, 1791)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Oliva agaronia Duclos, 1844
  • Oliva hiatula Gmelin, 1791)
  • Oliva hiatula var. maculifera E. von Martens, 1897 junior homonym (suspected synonym)
  • Oliva nitelina Duclos, 1835
  • Voluta hiatula Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Agaronia hiatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]

Description

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The shell is thin, with a raised spire and a large aperture, somewhat dilated at the base. The columellar folds are very oblique. The shell color ranges from cream to light brown or olivaceous, often featuring nebulous or zigzag brown longitudinal markings. The fasciole is either lighter or darker but lacks any markings. The interior varies from cream to chocolate and may sometimes display the external markings. [3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Mauritania to Nigeria into the Gulf of Guinea (Principe Island), except the Cape Verde Islands, in shallow water at depths of 1 to 10 m. [2]

References

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  • Duclos P.L. (1844–1848). Oliva. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes: 5–28 [1844]; 29–31, pls 1–36 [1845]; 1–4 [1848].
  • Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2024). A survey of the genus Agaronia in the West African waters, including the description of a new species. Neptunea. 17(2): 14-40.
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