Biology:Amoria ellioti
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Amoria ellioti | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria ellioti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | Amoria |
Species: | A. ellioti
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Binomial name | |
Amoria ellioti (Sowerby II, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
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Amoria ellioti, common name the Elliot'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 50 mm and 110 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.
References
- ↑ Amoria ellioti (Sowerby II, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 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.
External links
- "Amoria ellioti" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_270.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4747679 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoria ellioti.
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