Angaria delphinus
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Angaria_delphinus_01.jpg
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| taxon = Angaria delphinus
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
| synonyms =
- Angaria delphinus f. martinii (A. Adams, 1854)
- Angaria laciniata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Angarina delphinus
- Angarina delphinus f. incisa (Reeve, 1843)
- Delphinula atrata Reeve, 1843
- Delphinula coronata A. Adams, 1850
- Delphinula delphinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Delphinula euracantha A. Adams, 1850
- Delphinula incisa Reeve, 1842
- Delphinula laciniata Lamarck, 1816
- Delphinula martinii A. Adams, 1854
- Turbo delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)
- Turbo distortus Linnaeus, 1758
File:Angaria delphinus atrata.jpg of Angaria delphinus form atrata with operculum taken by gill net in 5 to 10 fathoms off Minabe, in Japan.]]
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Angaria delphinus, common name the common delphinula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Angariidae.[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367639 WoRMS : Angaria delphinus]; accessed : 22 August 2011
Description
The shell of this species is variable in degree of sculpture, depending on how exposed or sheltered the environment is in which the snail lives. These different forms are called ecomorphs. The shells can reach 73 mm in size.{{cite web | url=https://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5066000037.htm | title=WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Angaria delphinus }}
Distribution
This species is found in shallow intertidal waters, usually on rocky shorelines and in reef flats. It is native to the Central Indo-Pacific, from Northern Australia and New Caledonia to Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Andaman Sea.{{cite WoRMS|author=|year=2010|id=367639 |title=Angaria delphinus (Linnaeus, 1758)|db=Marine Mollusca|accessdate=17 April 2021}}
References
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- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls
- Dautzenberg, P. (1923). Liste preliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux especes nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 68: 21-74.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III.
- Monsecour K. & Monsecour D. (2006) The genus Angaria Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) in New Caledonia, with description of a new species. Visaya 1(6): 9-16.
External links
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- http://eol.org/pages/10202293
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Category:Gastropods described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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