Biology:Amoria maculata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Amoria maculata | |
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| Gastropodal view of a shell of Amoria maculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)
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Amoria maculata, common name Carol's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The shell is smooth and glossy, with a whorled, straight sided spire. The body whorl is smoothly rounded, with no shoulder. The columella has four thin, strong plaits, and the outer lip is smooth and not thickened. Typically, the shell ranges in colour between white, cream, fawn and salmon, occasionally without a pattern, but typically featuring four spiral bands of brown patches. Shell length varies, but is usually 60-80mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 November 2012.
- ↑ "Amoria maculata". https://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Volutidae/Pages/Amoria_maculata.htm.
- 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 maculata" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_308.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4747687 entry
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