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Amoria jamrachii

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Amoria jamrachii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. jamrachii
Binomial name
Amoria jamrachii
Gray, 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864
  • Amoria (Amoria) jamrachi jamrachi Gray, 1864 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Amoria (Amoria) jamrachii Gray, 1864 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Amoria jamrachii jamrachi Gray, 1864 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Amoria turneri jamrachi Gray, 1864
  • Voluta jamrachi Gray
  • Voluta pallida Gray, 1845

Amoria jamrachii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1] It was named after Charles Jamrach, an animal dealer in London, by Dr. John Edward Gray, Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum.

Subspecies

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  • Amoria jamrachi condei Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria jamrachi jamrachi Gray, 1864: represented as Amoria jamrachii Gray, 1864 (alternate representation)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Northwest Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • 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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  • "Amoria jamrachi jamrachi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.