Amoria maculata

Amoria maculata
Gastropodal view of a shell of Amoria maculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Amoria
Subgenus:	Amoria
Species:	A. maculata
Binomial name
Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms [1]
Amoria (Amoria) maculata(Swainson, 1822) Scaphella caroliIredale, 1924 (unnecessary replacement name for Voluta maculataSwainson, 1822) Voluta maculataSwainson, 1822 (original combination) Voluta volvaGmelin, 1791 (nomen dubium)

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

Description

The shell is smooth and glossy, with a whorled, straight sided spire. The body whorl is smoothly rounded, with no shoulder. The columella has four thin, strong plaits, and the outer lip is smooth and not thickened. Typically, the shell ranges in colour between white, cream, fawn and salmon, occasionally without a pattern, but typically featuring four spiral bands of brown patches. Shell length varies, but is usually 60-80mm. ^[2]

The shell is brown, adorned with two spiral series of squarish dark spots, and an additional series of irregular spots situated near the suture. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs from Queensland to New South Wales

References

1. Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 7 November 2012.
2. "Amoria maculata". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. Gray, J.E. (1864). "Some observations on the genus Amoria, with descriptions of some varieties". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (14): 237. Retrieved 31 January 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

External links

• Swainson, W. (1822). Appendix: Description of several new shells, and remarks on others, contained in the collection of the late Mrs. Bligh. In: A catalogue of the rare and valuable shells, which formed the celebrated collection of the late Mrs. Bligh. The sale of this collection ... 20 May, 1822. London: C. Dubois. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
• Gmelin, J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Leipzig: G.E. Beer. pp. 3021–3910. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
• "Amoria maculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.