Amoria molleri

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

Amoria molleri
Several views of a shell of Amoria molleri
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. molleri
Binomial name
Amoria molleri
(Iredale, 1936)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) molleri (Iredale, 1936)
  • Relegamoria molleri Iredale, 1936 (original combination)

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.

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References
  1. Amoria molleri (Iredale, 1936). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 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 molleri molleri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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