Amoria canaliculata, common name the channeled volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
| Amoria canaliculata | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Amoria canaliculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. canaliculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Amoria canaliculata (McCoy, 1869)
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Queensland, East Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b Amoria canaliculata (McCoy, 1869). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 January 2012.
- 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 canaliculata canaliculata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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