Biology:Amoria exoptanda

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amoria exoptanda
Amoria exoptanda 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria exoptanda
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. exoptanda
Binomial name
Amoria exoptanda
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
  • Voluta exoptanda Reeve, 1849 (original combination)

Amoria exoptanda, common name the desirable 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 85 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South and West Australia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849). 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4747680 entry