Amalda obesa Obese Amalda, Olive Snail

Amalda obesa is commonly referred to as Obese Amalda, Olive Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Amalda obesa, rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17298
AphiaID:: 410004

Scientific:: Amalda obesa
German:: Dicke Amalda, Olivenschnecke
English:: Obese Amalda, Olive Snail

Category:: Snegler

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Ancillariidae (Family) > Amalda (Genus) > obesa (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1859

Occurrence:: Mozambique, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1,9 cm
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, No reliable information available, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Amalda abyssicola
Amalda acuta
Amalda albanyensis
Amalda albocallosa
Amalda allaryi
Amalda angustata
Amalda aureocallosa
Amalda aureomarginata
Amalda aureus
Amalda australis
Südliche Olivenschnecke, Südliche Ancilla
Amalda bathamae
Amalda beachportensis
Amalda bellonarum
Amalda benthicola
Amalda booleyi
Amalda borshengi
Amalda bulbosa
Amalda bullioides
Amalda coccinata
Amalda coenobium
Amalda colemani
Amalda concinna
Amalda contusa
Amalda coriolis
Amalda crosnieri
Amalda cupedula
Amalda danilai
Amalda decipiens
Amalda depressa
Amalda dimidiata
Amalda dyspetes
Amalda edgariana
Amalda edithae
Amalda fasciata
Amalda festiva
Amalda fuscolingua
Amalda fusiformis
Amalda harasewychi
Amalda herberti
Amalda hilgendorfi
Amalda hinomotoensis
Amalda jenneri
Amalda josecarlosi
Amalda lactea
Amalda lemaitrei
Amalda lindae
Amalda lineata
Amalda lochii
Amalda mamillata
Amalda marginata
Geränderte Scheinolive
Amalda maritzae
Amalda monilifera
Amalda montrouzieri
Amalda mucronata
Amalda
Amalda nitidanosum
Amalda northlandica
Nordland Olive
Amalda novaezelandiae
Amalda obesa
Dicke Amalda, Olivenschnecke
Amalda oblonga
Amalda obtusa
Stumpfe Ancilla
Amalda optima
Amalda otohime
Amalda pacei
Amalda parentalis
Amalda petterdi
Amalda pinguis
Amalda ponderi
Amalda procera
Amalda pullarium
Amalda raoulensis
Amalda reevei
Amalda roscoae
Amalda rottnestensis
Amalda rubiginosa
Amalda rubrofasciata
Amalda scopuloceti
Amalda siberutensis
Amalda sibuetae
Amalda sidneyensis
Amalda similis
Amalda sinensis
Amalda southlandica
Amalda tankervillii
Amalda telaaraneae
Amalda tenuis
Amalda tindalli
Amalda trachyzonus
Amalda trippneri
Amalda turgida
Amalda utopica
Amalda venezuela
Amalda vernedei
Amalda virginea
Amalda whatmoughi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-03-10 19:22:14
Last edit:: 2025-03-10 19:31:44

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Amalda obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859)

Amalda obesa is a sea slug in the family Olividae.The shell is highly polished,with different variants of brown bands and white lines.

Synonymised names
Ancilla capensis J. E. Gray, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ancilla obesa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1859) · unaccepted
Ancillaria obesa G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 10.03.2025.

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Amalda obesa, rambler north false bay 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Amalda obesa, friskie's pinnacles Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)

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