Amalda hilgendorfi, von Martens, 1897 (von Martens, 1897)

Kantor, Yuri I., Castelin, Magalie, Fedosov, Alexander & Bouchet, Philippe, 2020, The Indo-Pacific Amalda (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia, European Journal of Taxonomy 706, pp. 1-59 : 17

Nominotypical ( Japan ) morph

Figs 2 (as Japan), 4A–D

Material examined

Three sequenced specimens ( Table 1).

Remarks

Morph with a single identified haplotype ( Fig. 3 ).

Shell broad-fusiform (SL up to 53 mm, holotype 50 mm) dark-coloured, with chestnut-brown primary callus and well-defined light purplish secondary callus ( Fig. 4 A–D). Body cloak orange-brown. Olivoid band light yellowish. Upper anterior band strongly convex, of same colour as body whorl cloak, lower anterior band much lighter, yellowish. Plication plate white, with 3–4 indistinct to nearly obsolete plicae. First protoconch whorl diameter 0.8–0.92 mm (mean 0.88, n=3). Depth range 150–350 m ( Tsuchida 2017), sequenced specimens from 230– 280 m.

Figures

Fig. 2. Molecular phylogeny of Amalda hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897) produced by a Bayesian analysis of the Cox1 gene dataset. Outgroups and other species of Amalda have been removed from the tree. Only posterior probabilities ± 90% are shown. The unit for the scale is “substitutions/site”. The geographical distribution and morphological morphs are coded for each specimen: Phil =Philippines; Sol =Solomon Islands; PNG= Papua New Guinea; sNC = South New Caledonia; nNC = North New Caledonia; CS=Coral Sea. Numbers in parentheses at the tips of the tree link the MNHN IM voucher number to the corresponding photo on the right.

Fig. 3. Median-joining haplotype network based on Cox1 sequences of Amalda hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897). Circles are colour coded by general location reported on the map and sized according to each haplotype’s relative abundance. Lengths of the lines connecting haplotype circles are proportional to the number of nucleotide differences among haplotypes. Green rectangle and oval encircle assemblages of haplotypes from New Caledonia (each including a specimen from Papua New Guinea).

Fig. 4. Amalda hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897). A–D. Typical morph, Japan. A–C. MNHN IM-2019- 616, SL 53.1 mm. D. MNHN IM-2019-621, SL 50.0 mm. E–G. Philippine morph. E. MNHN IM-2007- 31950, SL 38.7 mm. F–G. MNHN IM-2007-33427, SL 40.3 mm. H–L. Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG) morph. H. Solomons, MNHN IM-2007-33286, SL 52.6 mm. I. PNG, MNHN IM-2013- 44995, SL 51.3 mm. J. Solomons, MNHN IM-2009-11961, SL 32.9 mm. K. PNG, MNHN IM-2009- 22244, SL 63.1 mm. L. PNG, MNHN IM-2009-23330, SL 69.3 mm. M. Amalda tankervillii (Swainson, 1825), Venezuela, Isla de Margarita, 30–35 m, collection of Ron Voskuil, RV 0175, SL 80 mm. Photo by Ron Voskuil et al. (2011) (http://olivirv.myspecies.info/en/taxon-pages/ancillaria-tankervillii). Shells (except M, reduced) at the same scale.