Amoria jamrachii
| Amoria jamrachii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. jamrachii
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| Binomial name | |
| Amoria jamrachii Gray, 1864
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Amoria jamrachii 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
[edit]- Amoria jamrachi condei Bail & Limpus, 2001
- Amoria jamrachi jamrachi Gray, 1864: represented as Amoria jamrachii Gray, 1864 (alternate representation)
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Northwest Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
External links
[edit]- "Amoria jamrachi jamrachi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.