Amoria grayi

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

Amoria grayi
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria grayi
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. grayi
Binomial name
Amoria grayi
Ludbrook, 1953
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953
  • Amoria turneri Gray, 1855
  • Voluta pallida Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Subspecies
  • Amoria grayi grayi Ludbrook, 1953
  • Amoria grayi kawamurai Habe, 1975
  • Amoria grayi whitworthi Bail & Limpus, 2001

Description

The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 130 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia.

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References
  1. Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 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 grayi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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