Amoria zebra

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

Amoria zebra
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria zebra
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. zebra
Binomial name
Amoria zebra
(Leach, 1814)

Synonyms
  • Amoria (Amoria) zebra (Leach, 1814)
  • Marginella radiata Lamarck, 1822
  • Scaphella zebra Adams, 1864
  • Voluta lineata Leach, 1814
  • Voluta stragulata Megerle von Mühlfeldt, 1829
  • Voluta zebra Leach, 1814 (original combination)
  • Zebramoria lineatiana Weaver & du Pont, 1967

Description
A Shell of Amoria zebra

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 55 mm.[2] These shells are solid, glazed, with a short spire. Whorls are usually smooth and glossy. Columella is white and shows four strong plaits. The outer lip is thickened and smooth. The pattern of these shells is quite variable, in colour and in the density of the axial lines. The background colour varies from white to fawn or mid-brown, usually with axial brown lines.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from North Australia to New South Wales.[2][4]

Habitat

These sea snails live in intertidal waters in sandy substrate, at depths of 5 to 55 m.[5]

Bibliography
  • A. G. Hinton - Guide to Australian Shells
  • Alan G. Hinton - Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacific
  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls.
  • Barry Wilson - Australian Marine Shells Part 2
  • Harald Douté, M. A. Fontana Angioy - Volutes, The Doute collection

References
  1. Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 November 2012.
  2. "Amoria zebra". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. Atlas of living Australia
  4. Discover Life
  5. Sea Shells of NSW


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