Agaronia travassosi
Agaronia travassosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[2]
| Agaronia travassosi | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Agaronia travassosi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Olividae |
| Genus: | Agaronia |
| Species: | A. travassosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaronia lanei Morretes, 1938 junior subjective synonym | |
Description
This species attains a size of 60 mm.
Distribution
Continental shelf, offshore São Paulo state, Brazil
sometimes trawled by shrimpers at 40–70 metres depth.
References
- de Morretes L. (1938). Duas especies novas de molluscos marinhos do Brasil. Livro Jubilar do Professor Lauro Travassos Page 330, pl. 1, figs. 2-5.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
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