Amoria dampieria

Amoria dampieria, common name the Dampier's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Amoria dampieria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. dampieria
Binomial name
Amoria dampieria
Weaver, 1960
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Amoria (Amoria) dampieria Weaver, 1960

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.

References

  1. Amoria dampieria Weaver, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 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
  • "Amoria dampieria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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