Amoria grayi
Appearance
Amoria grayi | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria grayi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | Amoria |
Species: | A. grayi
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Binomial name | |
Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Amoria grayi, common name Gray's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Amoria grayi grayi Ludbrook, 1953
- Amoria grayi kawamurai Habe, 1975
- Amoria grayi whitworthi Bail & Limpus, 2001
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 130 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 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
[edit]- "Amoria grayi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.