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Agaronia propatula

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Agaronia propatula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Olividae
Genus: Agaronia
Species:
A. propatula
Binomial name
Agaronia propatula
(Conrad, 1849)
Synonyms

Oliva propatula Conrad, 1849 superseded combination

Agaronia propatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.[1]

Description

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(Original description) The shell is ovate-oblong and slightly swollen towards the base. It is pale ochraceous in color. The shell is adorned with sparse longitudinal zigzag brown lines and darker transverse hair-like lines, along with scattered spots. The rim is spread out and prominently grooved underneath. The base of the shell shows a carinated midsection with a deposited substance. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Central America and the coasts of Colombia and Ecuador.

References

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  • Ariel Z. Cyrus; Jennifer Swiggs; Pilar Santidrian Tomillo; Frank V. Paladino; Winfried S. Peters (August 2015). "Cannibalism causes size-dependent intraspecific predation pressure but does not trigger autotomy in the intertidal gastropod Agaronia propatula". Journal of Molluscan Studies. pp. 388–396.
  • Cyrus, Ariel Z.; Peters, Winfried S.. The cannibalistic snail Agaronia propatula (Caenogastropoda, Mollusca) is reluctant to feed on autotomized ‘tails’ of conspecifics. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 2014 09.