Biology:Amoria praetexta

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amoria praetexta
Amoria praetexta 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria praetexta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. praetexta
Binomial name
Amoria praetexta
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
  • Amoria turneri cumingi Gray, 1864
  • Voluta praetexta Reeve, 1849 (original combination)

Amoria praetexta, common name the pretext 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 34 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West and North Australia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849). 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 ☰ Q4747690 entry