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Taxonomy
Family:
ANCILLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Olivoidea (Superfamily)
> Ancillariidae (Family)
> Amalda (Genus)
> northlandica (Species)
Images: Amalda northlandica (Hart, 1995)
In shallow water off Karikari Peninsula, Northland, NZ. 16mm. © rights reserved
In shallow water off Karikari Peninsula, Northland, NZ. 15mm. © rights reserved
A small Olive found buried in sand in shallow water off Northland. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
ANCILLARIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Olivoidea (Superfamily)
> Ancillariidae (Family)
> Amalda (Genus)
> northlandica (Species)
Details: Amalda northlandica (Hart, 1995)
Size/Grows to:
Height 19mm, Width 9mm
Distribution:
Three Kings Islands, off Cape Reinga, and north-eastern North Island as far south as Mayor Island, from 0-121m
Type Data:
  • Matai Bay, Karikari Peninsula, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Olive, Marine, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Hart, M.R. 1995 Review of the genus Amalda from New Zealand with a description of a new species & the elevation of another subspecies to full species status, World Shells, 13 (p.85) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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