Amoria jamrachi
| Amoria jamrachi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Amoriinae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. jamrachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Amoria jamrachi 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
- Amoria jamrachi condei Bail & Limpus, 2001
- Amoria jamrachi jamrachi Gray, 1864
Description
The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Northwest Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.