WoRMS taxon details
Amoria damonii J. E. Gray, 1864
593491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593491)
accepted
Species
Amoria (Amoria) damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 · alternative representation
Amoria (Amoria) damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Amoria (Amoria) damonii damonii f. keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amoria (Amoria) damonii damonii f. reticulata (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767;...)
of Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767; Scaphella hedleyi Iredale, 1914 is a replacement name
Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Amoria damonii damonii f. keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Amoria turneri damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Scaphella hedleyi Iredale, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Voluta (Amoria) gatliffi G. B. Sowerby III, 1910 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Voluta gatliffi Pritchard,...)
of Voluta gatliffi Pritchard, 1898
Voluta reticulata Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767;...)
of Voluta reticulata Linnaeus, 1767; Scaphella hedleyi Iredale, 1914 is a replacement name
- Subspecies Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Amoria damonii ludbrookae Bail & Limpus, 1996 accepted as Amoria ludbrookae Bail & Limpus, 1996 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Amoria damonii reevii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864) accepted as Amoria reevii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Amoria turneri damonii J. E. Gray, 1864) Gray, J. E. (1864). Some observations on the genus <i>Amoria</i>, with descriptions of some varieties. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 14: 236–237. [1 September 1864]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249686
page(s): 237 [details]
page(s): 237 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Amoria damonii J. E. Gray, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593491 on 2026-09-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Amoria turneri damonii J. E. Gray, 1864) Gray, J. E. (1864). Some observations on the genus <i>Amoria</i>, with descriptions of some varieties. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 14: 236–237. [1 September 1864]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22249686
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Scaphella hedleyi Iredale, 1914) Iredale, T. (1914). Report on Mollusca collected at the Monte Bello Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1914: 665-675., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1914.tb07056.x
page(s): 674 [details]
original description (of Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953) Ludbrook, N. H. (1953). Systematic revision of the volutid genus <i>Amoria</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 30: 131-153. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Voluta reticulata Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). [Description of a new species of <i>Voluta</i>]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 11: 143-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680120 [details]
original description (of Voluta (Amoria) gatliffi G. B. Sowerby III, 1910) Sowerby III, G. B. (1910). Description of a new volute. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural HIstory.</em> (8) 6: 611., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619852 [details]
basis of record Zheng, Y.; Maxwell, S. J. (2026). A new species of <i>Amoria</i> J. E. Gray, 1855 (Gastropoda, Volutidae) from Western Australia. <em>Acta Malacologica Inquisitionis.</em> 2(3): 229-236., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-malacologia-inquisitionis-2-3/page/229
page(s): pl. 2 fig. E, pl. 3 fig. B, pl. 4 fig. b [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 237 [details]
original description (of Scaphella hedleyi Iredale, 1914) Iredale, T. (1914). Report on Mollusca collected at the Monte Bello Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1914: 665-675., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1914.tb07056.x
page(s): 674 [details]
original description (of Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953) Ludbrook, N. H. (1953). Systematic revision of the volutid genus <i>Amoria</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 30: 131-153. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Voluta reticulata Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). [Description of a new species of <i>Voluta</i>]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 11: 143-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680120 [details]
original description (of Voluta (Amoria) gatliffi G. B. Sowerby III, 1910) Sowerby III, G. B. (1910). Description of a new volute. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural HIstory.</em> (8) 6: 611., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619852 [details]
basis of record Zheng, Y.; Maxwell, S. J. (2026). A new species of <i>Amoria</i> J. E. Gray, 1855 (Gastropoda, Volutidae) from Western Australia. <em>Acta Malacologica Inquisitionis.</em> 2(3): 229-236., available online at https://archive.org/details/acta-malacologia-inquisitionis-2-3/page/229
page(s): pl. 2 fig. E, pl. 3 fig. B, pl. 4 fig. b [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Conchology (Amoria damonii damonii SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To Conchology (Amoria damonii damonii) (from synonym Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To Malacopics (Amoria damonii Gray, 1864 Australia, Western Australia)
To Malacopics (Amoria damonii Ludbrook, 1953 Australia, Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, S...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amoria (Amoria) damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953)
To Conchology (Amoria damonii damonii SPECIAL COLOR) (from synonym Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To Conchology (Amoria damonii damonii) (from synonym Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To Malacopics (Amoria damonii Gray, 1864 Australia, Western Australia)
To Malacopics (Amoria damonii Ludbrook, 1953 Australia, Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, S...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amoria (Amoria) damonii J. E. Gray, 1864)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953)
 keatsiana.jpg "To Malacopics (Amoria damonii Ludbrook, 1953 Australia, Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, S...")
