Nannamoria

Nannamoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Nannamoria
Iredale 1927
Species

Nannamoria amicula
Nannamoria bulbosa
Nannamoria breviforma
Nannamoria guntheri
Nannamoria gotoi
Nannamoria inflata
Nannamoria inopinata
Nannamoria parabola
Nannamoria ranya

Nannamoria is a small taxonomic genus of small-sized sea snails, predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Distribution

Nannamoria volutes are endemic to Australia. They are found on the east and southern coast, in deep water on the outer continental shelf.

Shell description

The shells of Nannamoria have a small blunt protoconch, their overall shape varies but most species have a shoulder with nodules or spines. The base colour of the shells of Nannamoria is white, and they are overlaid with brown axial lines.

Biology

These volutes live in very deep water and little is known about their live appearance or their biology.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Nannamoria include:

References

  1. ↑ Wilson B. (1994). "Australian marine shells 2". Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, ISBN 0-646-15227-0.
  2. ↑ Bail P. & Limpus A. (2008). "A revision of the Nannamoria". Visaya 2/3.
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