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Amoria diamantina

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Amoria diamantina
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. diamantina
Binomial name
Amoria diamantina
Wilson, 1972
Synonyms

Amoria (Amoria) diamantina Wilson, 1972

Amoria diamantina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ Amoria diamantina Wilson, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 November 2012.
  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoriae. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls