''Angaria tyria'' is a
species
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
family
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Angariidae
''Angaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. ''Angaria'' is the only genus in the family Angariidae.
Taxonomy
According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, ''Angaria'' bel ...
.
Description
The shell can grow to be 40 mm to 70 mm in length.
Distribution
''Angaria tyria'' can be found in the
Southwest Pacific Ocean and off of
West Australia
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.
References
* Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) ''Recent Angariidae.'' Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.
Angariidae
Gastropods described in 1842
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