Amoria dampieria
| Amoria dampieria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Amoriinae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. dampieria |
| Binomial name | |
| Amoria dampieria Weaver, 1960 | |
| Synonymsref name="WoRMS" /> | |
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Amoria (Amoria) dampieria Weaver, 1960 | |
Amoria dampieria, common name the Dampier's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.
References
- ↑ Amoria dampieria Weaver, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 November 2012.
- Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls
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