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Agaronia

Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Agaroniinae of the family Olividae.

Description

The foot of Agaronia is long and pointed behind. The side-lobes of the shield are moderate and acute. The operculum is distinct.

The thin shell has an oliviform shape. The spire is acuminate with the suture channelled. The aperture is wide and effuse anteriorly. The tumid columella is not thickened posteriorly and has a few oblique plaits in front.

Distribution

Agaronia has a widespread distribution across various tropical and subtropical regions around the world. This highlights their adaptability to different marine environments.

  • Western Atlantic Ocean: Eastern United States, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Brazil
  • Eastern Pacific Ocean: Central and South America and the Galápagos Islands.
  • West African Coast: from Mauritania to Angola.
  • Indo-Pacific Region

Habitat

This species typically occurs in shallow waters (although some species may occur deeper) and on sandy and muddy substrates.

Species

Species within the genus Agaronia include:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Agaronia johnabbasi Cilia, 2012: synonym of Agaronia johnkochi <small>Voskuil, 1990</small>
  • Agaronia lanei <small>Morretes, 1938</small> accepted as Agaronia travassosi <small>Morretes, 1938</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Agaronia murrha <small>S. S. Berry, 1953</small> accepted as Agaronia griseoalba <small>(E. von Martens, 1897)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Agaronia nebulosa <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>: synonym of Agaronia gibbosa <small>(Born, 1778)</small>
  • † Agaronia plicaria <small>(Lamarck, 1811)</small>: synonym of † Agaronia ispidula <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
  • † Agaronia punctulifera <small>Gabb, 1860</small> accepted as † Olivula staminea <small>(Conrad, 1832)</small> (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

References

  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284.

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