Amalda australis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Amalda australis |
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Amalda australis, common name the southern olive, is a medium-sized sea snail, a gastropod mollusc of the family Ancillariidae. These predatory snails live in the inter-tidal sand, an environment that lends itself to high probability of fossilization. Amalda australis fossils date back to the Pliocene and reveal morphological stasis.
Distribution

A live Amalda australis collected from seagrass bed at Kohimarama Beach, Auckland
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
See also
In Spanish: Amalda australis para niños
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