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Apertural view of a shell of Amalda depressa
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Amalda (Baryspira) depressa (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1859) Ancillaria depressa G.B. Sowerby II, 1859 (original combination) Baryspira depressa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Amalda depressa, common name the depressed ancilla, is a species of a small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to and occurs off New Zealand.

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