Angaria tyria

Angaria tyria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Angariidae.[1]

Angaria tyria
Apertural view of a shell of Angaria tyria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
Family:
Angariidae
Subfamily:
Angariinae
Genus:
Angaria
Species:
A. tyria
Binomial name
Angaria tyria
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]

Delphinula tyria Reeve, 1842

Description

The shell can grow to be 40 mm to 70 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

Angaria tyria can be found in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and off of West Australia.[2]

References
  1. Angaria tyria (Reeve, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2010.
  2. "Angaria tyria". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  • Poppe G.T. & Goto Y. (1993) Recent Angariidae. Ancona: Informatore Piceno. 32 pls, 10 pls.


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