Agaronia ancillarioides explained

Agaronia ancillarioides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.

Description

The length of the shell typically ranges from 30 to 60 mm.

The smooth, glossy and polished shell is elongate and spindle-shaped, tapering at both ends.

Distribution

This marine species is found off the coast of Ghana.

References

• 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.
• Terzer G. & Ryall P. (2005). Riscoperta e posizione sistematica di Oliva ancillarioides Reeve, 1850 ed Oliva zenopira Duclos, 1835 (Gastropoda: Olividae). Bollettino Malacologico. 41(9–12): 111–113.

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1850). Monograph of the genus Oliva. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 6, pl. 1-30 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.