Amalda hilgendorfi explained

Amalda hilgendorfi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives.

Subspecies:

• Amalda hilgendorfi herlaari Van Pel, 1989
• Amalda hilgendorfi hilgendorfi (Martens, 1897)
• Amalda hilgendorfi richeri Kilburn & Bouchet, 1988
• Amalda hilgendorfi vezzaroi Cossignani, 2015

Description

This species attains a size of 28 mm.

Distribution

Deep water: 400 metres. Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia.

References

• Tsuchida E. (2017). Family Olivellidae. pp. 995–997, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.