Biology:Amoria praetexta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Amoria praetexta | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria praetexta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | Amoria |
Species: | A. praetexta
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Binomial name | |
Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- "Amoria praetexta" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_310.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4747690 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoria praetexta.
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