Agaronia hiatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives.
Description The shell is thin, with a raised spire and a large aperture, somewhat dilated at the base. The columellar folds are very oblique. The shell color ranges from cream to light brown or olivaceous, often featuring nebulous or zigzag brown longitudinal markings. The fasciole is either lighter or darker but lacks any markings. The interior varies from cream to chocolate and may sometimes display the external markings.Tryon, G. W. (1883). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, ser. 1., vol. 5: Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. pp 1-276, pls 1-63. Philadelphia, published by the author.
Distribution This marine species occurs from Mauritania to Nigeria into the Gulf of Guinea (Principe Island), except the Cape Verde Islands, in shallow water at depths of 1 to 10 m.
References
Duclos P.L. (1844–1848). Oliva. In J.C. Chenu, Illustrations conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes: 5–28 ; 29–31, pls 1–36 ; 1–4 . Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2024). A survey of the genus Agaronia in the West African waters, including the description of a new species. Neptunea. 17(2): 14–40.
External links Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021–3910 Duclos, P. L. (1835–1840). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière de tous les genres de coquilles univalves marines a l'état vivant et fossile publiée par monographie. Genre Olive. Paris: Institut de France. 33 plates: pls 1–12 , pls 13–33 Allmon, W. D.; Friend, D. S. (2023). Review and revision of the Olivoidea (Neogastropoda) from the Paleocene and Eocene of the U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain. Journal of Paleontology. 97(S91): 1-42