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Amoria Undulata
''Amoria undulata'', common name wavy volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes. Synonyms * ''Amoria (Amoria) undulata'' (Lamarck, 1804) * ''Amoria kingi'' Cox, 1871 * ''Scaphella moslemica'' Hedley, 1912 * ''Voluta angasii'' Sowerby II, 1864 * ''Voluta australiae'' (Cox, 1872) * ''Voluta sclateri'' Cox, 1869 * ''Voluta undulata'' Lamarck, 1804 (basionym) Distribution This marine species occurs off East Australia and Tasmania. Description The length of the shell varies between 60 mm and 120 mm. These shells are elongated, fusiform, smooth and solid and roundly shouldered, with long pointed conical spire. Suture shows a callous edge. The aperture is elongate, salmon to orange in colour, with smooth outer lip, thickened in adults. The base colour of the external surface of the shell is fawn or white-cream, with thin axial wavy brown lines. Foot shows similar coloured zigzag lines and stripes. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with Naturalism (philosophy), natural laws. Lamarck fought in the Seven Years' War against Prussia, and was awarded a commission for bravery on the battlefield. Posted to Monaco, Lamarck became interested in natural history and resolved to study medicine.#Packard, Packard (1901), p. 15. He retired from the army after being injured in 1766, and returned to his medical studies. Lamarck developed a particular interest in botany, and later, after he published the three-volume work ''Flore françoise'' (1778), he gained membership of the French Academy of Sciences in 1779. Lamarck became involved in the Jardin des Plantes and was appointed to the Chair of Botany in 1788. When the French Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
