Amoria exoptanda

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Amoria exoptanda
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria exoptanda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. exoptanda
Binomial name
Amoria exoptanda
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms [1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) exoptanda(Reeve, 1849)
  • Voluta exoptandaReeve, 1849 (original combination)

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 85 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South and West Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 November 2012.