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Amoria macandrewi

Amoria macandrewi, common name MacAndrew's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 90 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is subcylindrical and moderately robust. It exhibits a whitish ground color delicately tinged with pale brown or fulvous. It is adorned with beautifully painted, longitudinal, wavy brown lines. The spire is conical and relatively short, terminating in a slightly acute apex. The suture is nearly obscured by a white coating. The shell comprises six whorls, the initial three of which are convex and almost translucent, while the subsequent whorls are flatter. The aperture is relatively wide, with a dark throat. The columella is white and bears four prominent folds. The outer lip is relatively sharp, slightly arched, and deeply emarginated near the suture.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

  • Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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