- Source: Agaronia
Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Agaroniinae of the family Olividae.
Description
Animal: The foot is long and pointed behind. The side-lobes of the shield are moderate and acute. The operculum is distinct.
Shell: 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:
Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811)
Agaronia adamii Terzer, 1992
† Agaronia alabamensis (Conrad, 1833)
† Agaronia almaghribensis Pacaud, 2019
Agaronia ancillarioides (Reeve, 1850)
Agaronia annotata (Marrat, 1871)
Agaronia bernardi Nolf & Hubrecht, 2024
Agaronia biraghii Bernard & Nicolay, 1984
† Agaronia bombylis (Conrad, 1833)
† Agaronia clavula (Lamarck, 1811)
Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
Agaronia griseoalba (E. von Martens, 1897)
Agaronia hiatula (Gmelin, 1791)
Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987
† Agaronia inglisia K. v. W. Palmer, 1953
† Agaronia ispidula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agaronia java S. K. Tan, H. E. Ng, S. Y. Chan & L. H. S. Nguang, 2019
Agaronia jesuitarum Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988
Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990
Agaronia junior (Duclos, 1840)
Agaronia leonardhilli Petuch, 1987
Agaronia lutaria (Röding, 1798)
Agaronia maltzani (E. von Martens, 1897)
† Agaronia media (O. Meyer, 1885)
Agaronia nica Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988
Agaronia propatula (Conrad, 1849)
† Agaronia pupa (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840)
Agaronia razetoi Terzer, 1992
Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850)
Agaronia testacea (Lamarck, 1811)
Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938
Species brought into synonymy
Agaronia johnabbasi Cilia, 2012: synonym of Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990
Agaronia lanei Morretes, 1938 accepted as Agaronia travassosi Morretes, 1938 (junior subjective synonym)
Agaronia murrha S. S. Berry, 1953 accepted as Agaronia griseoalba (E. von Martens, 1897) (junior subjective synonym)
Agaronia nebulosa (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
† Agaronia plicaria (Lamarck, 1811): synonym of † Agaronia ispidula (Linnaeus, 1758)
† Agaronia punctulifera Gabb, 1860 accepted as † Olivula staminea (Conrad, 1832) (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.
External links
Gray, J.E.; Sowerby I.G.B. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl
Gray, J. E. (1858). An attempt to distribute the species of olive (Oliva, Lamarck) into natural groups, and to define some of the species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26 (349), 38–48
Burch, J. Q. & Burch, R. L. (1964). The genus Agaronia J. E. Gray, 1839. The Nautilus. 77(4): 110-112, pls. 6-7, text-figs. 1-8