Amoria dampieria, common name the Dampier's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
| Amoria dampieria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. dampieria
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| Binomial name | |
| Amoria dampieria Weaver, 1960
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| Synonymsref name="WoRMS" /> | |
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Amoria (Amoria) dampieria Weaver, 1960 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Northwest Australia.
References edit
- ^ Amoria dampieria Weaver, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 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
External links edit
- "Amoria dampieria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.