Amoria molleri
Several views of a shell of Amoria molleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. molleri
Binomial name
Amoria molleri
(Iredale, 1936)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) molleri (Iredale, 1936)
  • Relegamoria molleri Iredale, 1936 (original combination)

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

Subspecies

  • Amoria molleri isabelae Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria molleri molleri (Iredale, 1936)
  • Amoria molleri reducta Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria molleri vandenbergae Bail & Limpus, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 110 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Northeast Australia to New South Wales, Australia.

References

  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls.
  • "Amoria molleri molleri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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