Biology:Amoria molleri

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amoria molleri
Amoria molleri 002.jpg
Several views of a shell of Amoria molleri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. molleri
Binomial name
Amoria molleri
(Iredale, 1936)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) molleri (Iredale, 1936)
  • Relegamoria molleri Iredale, 1936 (original combination)

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

Subspecies

  • Amoria molleri isabelae Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria molleri molleri (Iredale, 1936)
  • Amoria molleri reducta Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria molleri vandenbergae Bail & Limpus, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Northeast Australia to New South Wales, Australia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Amoria molleri (Iredale, 1936). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 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 ☰ Q4747688 entry