''Amoria diamantina'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Western Australia.
References
* Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) ''The genus Amoria''e. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls
Volutidae
Gastropods described in 1972
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