Nannamoria is a small taxonomic genus of small-sized sea snails, predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Amoriinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
| Nannamoria | |
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| Nannamoria gotoi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Nannamoria Iredale 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Nannamoria amicula Iredale, 1929 | |
Distribution edit
Nannamoria volutes are endemic to Australia. They are found on the east and southern coast, in deep water on the outer continental shelf.
Shell description edit
The shells of Nannamoria have a small blunt protoconch, their overall shape varies but most species have a shoulder with nodules or spines. The base colour of the shells of Nannamoria is white, and they are overlaid with brown axial lines.
Biology edit
These volutes live in very deep water and little is known about their live appearance or their biology.[2]
Species edit
The genus Nannamoria includes the following species:[3]
- Nannamoria amicula Iredale, 1929
- Nannamoria breviforma Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria bulbosa Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria gotoi Poppe, 1992
- Nannamoria inflata Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria inopinata Darragh, 1979
- Nannamoria parabola Garrard, 1960
- Nannamoria ranya Willan, 1995
References edit
- ^ Wilson B. (1994). "Australian marine shells 2". Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, ISBN 0-646-15227-0.
- ^ Bail P. & Limpus A. (2008). "A revision of the Nannamoria". Visaya 2/3.
- ^ Nannamoria Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
- Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.