Amoria praetexta, common name the pretext volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Amoria praetexta
Apertural view of a shell of Amoria praetexta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Subgenus: Amoria
Species:
A. praetexta
Binomial name
Amoria praetexta
(Reeve, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amoria (Amoria) praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
  • Amoria turneri cumingi Gray, 1864
  • Voluta praetexta Reeve, 1849 (original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off West and North Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 November 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.
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  • "Amoria praetexta". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.