Amoria hunteri

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Amoria hunteri
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A shell of Amoria hunteri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Cymbiolista
Species:
A. hunteri
Binomial name
Amoria hunteri
(Iredale, 1931)
Synonyms [1]
  • Amoria (Cymbiolista) hunteri(Iredale, 1931)
  • Cymbiolista hunteriIredale, 1931 (basionym)
  • Voluta marmorataSwainson, 1821(Invalid: junior homonym of Voluta marmorata Shaw & Nodder, 1808)

Amoria hunteri, common name Hunter's marbled volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

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Description

Amoria hunteri is the species with the largest shell in the genus Amoria . The length varies between 90 mm and 190 mm. It is solid and fusiform. The colour pattern is quite variable, the base colour may be white, yellowish or pink. It has a very glossy marbled surface, with reddish or brown zig-zag bands, a small, smooth and pointed conical protoconch and an elongate aperture.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs in deep waters off New South Wales and Queensland.

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References

  1. 1 2 Amoria hunteri (Iredale, 1931) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 November 2012.