Amoria turneri
Amoria turneri | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria turneri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | |
Species: | A. turneri
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Binomial name | |
Amoria turneri (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Amoria turneri, common name Turner's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
The following subspecies have been brought into synonymy:
- Amoria turneri broderipi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria turneri (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
- Amoria turneri cumingi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
- Amoria turneri damonii Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria damonii Gray, 1864
- Amoria turneri jamrachi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864
Description[]
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs off North Australia and Northwest Australia.; in the Arafura Sea and off New Guinea.
References[]
- ^ a b Amoria turneri (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 November 2012.
- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
- 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[]
- "Amoria turneri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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Categories:
- Volutidae
- Gastropods described in 1834
- Volutidae stubs