''Amoria grayi'', common name Gray's volute, 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.
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
Western Australia and the
Northern Territory, Australia.
References
* Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) ''The genus Amoria''. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls.
External links
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Volutidae
Gastropods described in 1953
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