Amoria diamantina

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

Amoria diamantina
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. diamantina
Binomial name
Amoria diamantina
Wilson, 1972
Synonyms

Amoria (Amoria) diamantina Wilson, 1972

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Australia.

References
  1. Amoria diamantina Wilson, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2012.
  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoriae. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls


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