Nannamoria

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

Nannamoria
Nannamoria gotoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Nannamoria
Iredale 1927
Type species
Nannamoria amicula Iredale, 1929

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

The genus Nannamoria includes the following species:[3]

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.
  3. Nannamoria Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
  • Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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