Amoria jansae

Amoria jansae
Shell of Amoria jansae (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Species:
A. jansae
Binomial name
Amoria jansae
van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010
Synonyms

Amoria (Cymbiolista) jansae van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010 alternative representation

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

Subspecies
  • Amoria jansae jansae van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010
  • Amoria jansae pithensis Bail & Limpus, 2011

Description

The length of the shell attains 127 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.

References

  • Van Pel P.L. & Moolenbeek R.G. (2010). "Amoria (Cymbiolista) jansae, a new species from Australia (Gastropoda: Volutidae)". Miscellanea Malacologica. 4 (1): 1–3.