Angaria delphinus
{{Taxobox
| image = Angaria Delphinus Shells Macro.JPG
| image_caption = Views of two shells of Angaria delphinus.
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Mollusca
| classis = Gastropoda
| unranked_familia = clade Vetigastropoda
| superfamilia = Angarioidea
| familia = Angariidae
| genus = Angaria
| subgenus =
| species = A. delphinus
| binomial = Angaria delphinus
| binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
| synonyms_ref = Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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. [1]
Distribution
This species is distributed along Madagascar and New Zealand.
References
- Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls
External links
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