Amoria guttata

Amoria guttata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Amoria guttata
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. guttata
Binomial name
Amoria guttata
McMichael, 1964
Synonyms[1]

Amoria (Amoria) guttata McMichael, 1964

Description

The length of the shell varies between 37 mm and 62 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 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.
  • "Amoria guttata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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