Amalda beachportensis
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| taxon = Amalda beachportensis
| authority = (Verco, 1909){{WRMS source|141622|Verco J. (1909). Notes on South Australian marine mollusca with descriptions of new species, part XII. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 33 Page 293-342.|28 April 2010}}
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- Alocospira beachportensis (Verco, 1909)
- Ancilla beachportensis Verco, 1909
- Baryspira beachportensis (Verco, 1909)
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Amalda beachportensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ancillariidae.{{WRMS species|447934|Amalda beachportensis (Verco, 1909)||28 April 2010}}
Taxonomy
Description
Amalda beachportensis is 20.5 mm in length and 9.5 mm in width on average.
The triangularyly-oval aperture has a width of 12 mm with a narrow behind. The outer lip is simple and thin with a tooth near its anterior end.{{Cite book |last=Verco |first=J.C. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35263181 |title=Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species. Part XII. |publisher=Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 33: 293-342, pls 26-29 |year=1909 |pages=339 |language=English}}
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Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off South Australia.
References
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- {{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=B. |title=Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods |date=1994 |publisher=Odyssey Publishing |location=Kallaroo, W.A. |pages=1–370}}
- {{cite book |last1=Allan |first1=J.K. |title=Australian shells with related animals living in the sea, in fresh water and on the land |date=1950 |publisher=Georgian House |location=Melbourne |pages=1–470}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1909
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