OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae
Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Aulica exoptanda auct
Voluta exoptanda Reeve, 1849
Common Name
Much desired Volute p.247 Coleman, N. 1981.
Distribution
Port Lincoln, South Australia to Albany, Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ from 40 m {POPPE1992A}
]
depth: continental shelf
depth: subtidal [ from 10 m {POPPE1992A}
]
depth: subtidal
substrate: sand
References
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.195, pl. 100, figs. 7-8 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks
] General reference
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.160, pls. 66F, 66G [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula and remarks
] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.112, pl. 20, fig. 9a-b [ description, distribution, habitat and synonymy
] General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.124, pl. 81, fig. 5 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Volutoidea
Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
Amoria Gray, 1855
Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12151) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-08.