Amoria benthalis

Amoria benthalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Amoriinae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species: A. benthalis
Binomial name
Amoria benthalis
McMichael, 1964
Synonyms
  • Amoria (Amoria) benthalis McMichael, 1964
  • Amoria undulata benthalis (f) McMichael, 1964

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 28 mm and 43 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Australia, from Queensland to New South Wales

References

  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls.


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