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Agaronia
	Apertural view of a shell of Agaronia johnkochi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Olivoidea
Family:	Olividae
Genus:	Agaronia; Gray, 1839
Type species
	Voluta hiatula; Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms
	Agaronia (Anazola) Gray, 1858; Anazola J. E. Gray, 1858 junior subjective synonym; Hiatula Swainson, 1831 (non Modeer, 1793); Olivancillaria (Agaronia) Gray, 1839; Scaphula (Utriculina) Gray, 1847;

Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Agaroniinae of the family Olividae.^[1]

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.^[2]

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)^[3]
Agaronia adamii Terzer, 1992^[4]
† Agaronia alabamensis (Conrad, 1833)
† Agaronia almaghribensis Pacaud, 2019
Agaronia ancillarioides (Reeve, 1850)
Agaronia annotata (Marrat, 1871)^[5]
Agaronia bernardi Nolf & Hubrecht, 2024
Agaronia biraghii Bernard & Nicolay, 1984^[6]
† Agaronia bombylis (Conrad, 1833)
† Agaronia clavula (Lamarck, 1811)
Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778)^[7]
Agaronia griseoalba (E. von Martens, 1897)^[8]
Agaronia hiatula (Gmelin, 1791)^[9]
Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987^[10]
† 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^[11]
Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990^[12]
Agaronia junior (Duclos, 1840)
Agaronia leonardhilli Petuch, 1987^[13]
Agaronia lutaria (Röding, 1798)^[14]
Agaronia maltzani (E. von Martens, 1897)
† Agaronia media (O. Meyer, 1885)
Agaronia nica Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988^[15]
Agaronia propatula (Conrad, 1849)^[16]
† Agaronia pupa (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840)
Agaronia razetoi Terzer, 1992^[17]
Agaronia steeriae (Reeve, 1850)
Agaronia testacea (Lamarck, 1811)^[18]
Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938^[19]

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):^[20] 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

^ ^a ^b Agaronia Gray, 1839. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 November 2012.
^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
^ Agaronia acuminata (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia adamii Terzer, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia annotata (Marrat, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia biraghii Bernard & Nicolay, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia gibbosa (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia griseoalba (E. von Martens, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia hiatula (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia hilli Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia jesuitarum Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia johnkochi Voskuil, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia leonardhilli Petuch, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia lutaria (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia nica Lopez, Montonya, Lopez, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia propatula (Conrad, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia razetoi Terzer, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia testacea (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia travassosi Lange de Morretes, 1938. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.
^ Agaronia nebulosa (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2010.

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