Agaronia

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

Agaronia
Apertural view of a shell of Agaronia johnkochi
Scientific classification
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[1]
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

Description

The foot of Agaronia is long and pointed behind. The side-lobes of the shield are moderate and acute. The operculum is distinct.

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)