Agaronia lutaria explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 44 mm. ^[1]

(Original description in Latin) The brown-plumbeous is cylindrical-subulate. It is adorned with spots along the upper edge of the whorls. The shell is broadening towards the base, which is obliquely tinged with yellow. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia.

External links

• Tan S.K. (Siong Kiat), Ng H.E. [(Eng), Chan S.Y. (Sow Yan)& Nguang L.H.S. (Leo H.S.). (2019). A review of the Recent Agaronia Gray, 1839 (Caenogastropoda: Olividae) of the Sundaic region, with description of a new species. Occasional Molluscan Papers. 7: 1-19]

Notes and References

1. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2570135593 Gbif.org: Agaronia lutaria
2. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547431 Lamarck (J.B.M.de). (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 16: 300-328.