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Amalda obesa Obese Amalda, Olive Snail

Amalda obesa is commonly referred to as Obese Amalda, Olive Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Amalda obesa, rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17298 
AphiaID:
410004 
Scientific:
Amalda obesa 
German:
Dicke Amalda, Olivenschnecke 
English:
Obese Amalda, Olive Snail 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Ancillariidae (Family) > Amalda (Genus) > obesa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1859 
Occurrence:
Mozambique, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
1,9 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, No reliable information available, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
  • Amalda abyssicola
  • Amalda acuta
  • Amalda albanyensis
  • Amalda albocallosa
  • Amalda allaryi
  • Amalda angustata
  • Amalda aureocallosa
  • Amalda aureomarginata
  • Amalda aureus
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-10 19:31:44 

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Amalda obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Amalda obesa is a sea slug in the family Olividae.The shell is highly polished,with different variants of brown bands and white lines.

Synonymised names
Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ancilla obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) · unaccepted
Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 10.03.2025.

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