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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Amoria spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amoria praetexta auct.
   Amoria maculata auct.
   Voluta (Amoria) spenceriana Gatliff, 1908
   Amoria spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)
   Amoria (Amoria) spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)
   Scaphella spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)

Distribution

Willan, 1995: "...Ashmore Reef is the only place where Amoria spenceriana lives..."

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

References

 Willan, R.C. 1995. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Amoria Gray, 1855
                              Amoria spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=71496) created by benamy on 2002-05-31. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-09.