Biology:Amoria macandrewi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amoria macandrewi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. macandrewi
Binomial name
Amoria macandrewi
(Sowerby III, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Amoria (Amoria) macandrewi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1887)
  • Voluta macandrewi G.B. Sowerby III, 1887 (original combination)

Amoria macandrewi, common name MacAndrew'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 35 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References

  • 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 ☰ Q4747686 entry