Amaea magnifica explained

Amaea magnifica is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 103 mm.^[1]

(Original description in Latin) The very thin, delicate, elongated shell is imperforate and is spirally encircled with numerous fine raised ribs, featuring a prominent larger rib near the lower part of the whorls. The thin lamellae are irregularly spaced. The whorls are somewhat numerous, swollen, and slightly elevated near the deep suture. Varices are exceedingly rare. The shell's color is predominantly white, delicately tinged with pale purple and yellowish hues.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan.^[3]

References

• Nakayama . A review of northwest Pacific epitoniids (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae). . Monographs of Marine Mollusca . 2003 . 6 . 21.
• Book: Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). . Checklist of marine biota of China seas. . 2008 . China Science Press . 1267.

External links

• Kilburn . R.N. . The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique. . Annals of the Natal Museum . 1985 . 27 . 1 . 239–337 .

Notes and References

1. https://www.conchology.be/?t=2204&CODsp=1801300010&Genus=Amaea&species=magnifica&variety= Conchology.be: image
2. Book: Sowerby . G.B. II . Monograph of the genus Scalaria. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (4) . 1844 . privately published . London . 102 . 5 October 2024.
3. https://www.gbif.org/species/5797556 Gbif.org: Amaea magnifica - distribution