Amoria maculata

Amoria maculata
Gastropodal view of a shell of Amoria maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Amoriinae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species: A. maculata
Binomial name
Amoria maculata
(Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) maculata (Swainson, 1822)
  • Scaphella caroli Iredale, 1924
  • Voluta maculata Swainson, 1822 (original combination)
  • Voluta volva Gmelin, 1791

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 length of the shell varies between 48 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 November 2012.

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