Amoria canaliculata

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

Amoria canaliculata
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria canaliculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Amoriinae
Genus:
Amoria
Species:
A. canaliculata
Binomial name
Amoria canaliculata
(McCoy, 1869)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) canaliculata (McCoy, 1869)
  • Voluta canaliculata McCoy, 1869 (basionym)
  • Voluta harfordi (Cox, 1869)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, East Australia.

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References
  1. Amoria canaliculata (McCoy, 1869). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2012.
  • 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 canaliculata canaliculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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