Amalda novaezelandiae

About this species

Amalda novaezelandiae is a species of small 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: 13 records
February: 5 records
March: 8 records
April: 7 records
May: 5 records
June: 6 records
July: 5 records
August: 10 records
September: 6 records
October: 8 records
November: 2 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–488 m · Deepest record: 1,077.5 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–20 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 31 records
18–20 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Amalda (Gracilispira) firthi, Amalda (Gracilispira) novaezelandiae, Ancilla (Anaulax) nana, Ancilla crystallina, Ancilla nana, Ancillaria bicolor, Ancillaria novaezelandiae, Baryspira (Gracilispira) firthi, Baryspira novaezelandiae

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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).
433 open-data records from 1904 to 2013.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.