Species Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
Juvenile Volute
- Voluta praetexta Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monograph of the genus Voluta. pls 1-22 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 6. [sp. 29, pl. 12, figs 29a, 29b].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1952.3.21.5, Long Island, North West Cape, central Western Australia. - Amoria turneri cumingi Gray, J.E. 1864. Some observations on the genus Amoria with descriptions of some new varieties. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 14: 236-237 [237].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [113, pl. 19, figs 3a-d]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia, Arafura Sea (Australia); Arafura Sea and WA between North West Cape and the North Kimberley.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 45 m.
General References
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [200,pl. 94, figs 1-4]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [255, pl. 700] (Juvenile Volute)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 02-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |