Amoria maculata, common name Carol's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Amoria maculata
Gastropodal view of a shell of Amoria maculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. maculata
Binomial name
Amoria maculata
(Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) maculata (Swainson, 1822)
  • Scaphella caroli Iredale, 1924
  • Voluta maculata Swainson, 1822 (original combination)
  • Voluta volva Gmelin, 1791

Description

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The shell is smooth and glossy, with a whorled, straight sided spire. The body whorl is smoothly rounded, with no shoulder. The columella has four thin, strong plaits, and the outer lip is smooth and not thickened. Typically, the shell ranges in colour between white, cream, fawn and salmon, occasionally without a pattern, but typically featuring four spiral bands of brown patches. Shell length varies, but is usually 60-80mm.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Amoria maculata". seashellsofnsw.org.au. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls
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