Amoria praetexta | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Amoria praetexta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Amoria |
Subgenus: | Amoria |
Species: | A. praetexta
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Binomial name | |
Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Amoria praetexta, common name the pretext volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 75 mm.
This marine species occurs off West and North Australia.