Amalda australis

About this species

Amalda australis, common name the southern olive, is a medium-sized sea snail, a gastropod mollusc of the family Ancillariidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 34 records
February: 17 records
March: 39 records
April: 48 records
May: 29 records
June: 43 records
July: 43 records
August: 38 records
September: 48 records
October: 50 records
November: 32 records
December: 32 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–21 m · Deepest record: 210.5 m

0–10 m: 17 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–18 °C

12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 12 records
16–18 °C: 32 records
18–20 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Brett Sandford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Amalda (Baryspira) australis, Amalda waikopiroensis, Ancilla waikopiroensis, Ancillaria australis, Ancillaria pyramidalis, Baryspira australis

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
571 open-data records from 1958 to 2020.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.