Amoria guttata

Amoria guttata
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria guttata
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. guttata
Binomial name
Amoria guttata
McMichael, 1964
Synonyms[1]

Amoria (Amoria) guttata McMichael, 1964

Amoria guttata 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 37 mm and 62 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 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.


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