Amoria guttata

Amoria guttata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 37 mm and 62 mm. Adult specimens are 45-60 mm in length.

Distribution

This marine species occurs on the eastern Queensland coast of Australia.

References

• Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp.
• Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1–107.
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• 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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