Amoria maculata, common name Carol's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
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| Gastropodal view of a shell of Amoria maculata | |
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. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)
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Description edit
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 edit
This marine species occurs from Queensland to New South Wales, Australia.
References edit
- ^ a b Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 November 2012.
- ^ "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
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amoria maculata.
- "Amoria maculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.