Amoria exoptanda

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

Amoria exoptanda
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria exoptanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Amoriinae
Genus:
Amoria
Subgenus:
Amoria
Species:
A. exoptanda
Binomial name
Amoria exoptanda
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
  • Voluta exoptanda Reeve, 1849 (original combination)

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South and West Australia.

References
  1. Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 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 exoptanda". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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