OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta maculata Swainson, 1822
   Scaphella caroli Iredale, 1924

Common Name

Spotted Volute p.251      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Carol's Volute p.152, pl.153      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 134 m {POPPE1992A} ]
depth: intertidal [ sometimes in the intertidal zone {Wilson1993B} ]
depth: subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
feeding mode: predation 
feeds on: animals [ mainly on other molluscs {Coleman1970} ]
substrate: mud [ and gravel ]
substrate: mud bottom 
substrate: sand [ On outer Barrier Islands, prefers small gullies and pockets of sand between coral reefs {POPPE1992A} ]

References

 Bail, P. 2000. p.21 [ volva Gmelin, 1791 as a synonym ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Coleman, N. 1970. p.10 [ as Voluta (Amoria) maculata ]  Biology and ecology
 McNeill 1964. p.376 [ photograph of live animal. ]  General reference
 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.198, pl. 98, figs. 1-5, pl. 99, figs. 1-8 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.156, pls. 65K, 65L 65M and 70 [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula (fig. 33a) and remarks p. 156 as maculata (Swainson, 1822), p. 157 as spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908) ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.112, pl. 20, fig. 1 a-e [ description, distribution and habitat, places spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908) as synonym of maculata (Swainson, 1822) ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.130, pl. 87, figs. 7, 7a, 7b [ proposes that volva Gmelin, 1791 and maculata, Swainson, 1822 are the same species, includes a colour photograph of the live animal (pl. 86) ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Amoria Gray, 1855
                              Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12163) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-04.