Biology:Agaronia

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Agaronia
Agaronia johnkochi 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Agaronia johnkochi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Olivoidea
Family: Olividae
Genus: Agaronia
Gray, 1839
Type species
Voluta hiatula
Gmelin, 1791
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Agaronia (Anazola) Gray, 1858
  • Hiatula Swainson, 1831 (non Modeer, 1793)
  • Scaphula (Utriculina) Gray, 1847

Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.[1]

Description

Animal: The foot is long and pointed behind. The side-lobes of the shield are moderate and acute. The operculum is distinct.

Shell: The thin shell has an oliviform shape. The spire is acuminate with the suture channelled. The aperture is wide and effuse anteriorly. The tumid columella is not thickened posteriorly and has a few oblique plaits in front.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Agaronia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Agaronia johnabbasi Cilia, 2012: synonym of Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990
  • Agaronia nebulosa (Lamarck, 1811):[21] synonym of Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
  • Agaronia plicaria (Lamarck, 1811) †: synonym of Agaronia ispidula (Linnaeus, 1758) †

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Agaronia Gray, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
  2. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
  3. Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  4. Agaronia adamii Terzer, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  5. Agaronia annotata (Marrat, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  6. Agaronia biraghii Bernard & Nicolay, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  7. Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  8. Agaronia griseoalba (E. von Martens, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  9. Agaronia hiatula (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  10. Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  11. Agaronia jesuitarum Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  12. Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  13. Agaronia leonardhilli Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  14. Agaronia lutaria (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  15. Agaronia nica Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  16. Agaronia plicaria Lamarc, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  17. Agaronia propatula (Conrad, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  18. Agaronia razetoi Terzer, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  19. Agaronia testacea (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  20. Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  21. Agaronia nebulosa (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2826426 entry