Amoria exoptanda | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria exoptanda | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | Amoria |
Species: | A. exoptanda |
Binomial name | |
Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849) | |
Synonyms | |
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Amoria exoptanda, common name the desirable volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 85 mm and 110 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2012) |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South and West Australia.
References
- ^ Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 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
- "Amoria exoptanda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Amoria exoptanda |
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