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Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855

382343  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382343)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Volutidae (Family)
  9. Amoriinae (Subfamily)
  10. Amoriini (Tribe)
  11. Amoria (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Voluta turneri J. E. Gray, 1834 accepted as Amoria turneri (J. E. Gray, 1834) (type by subsequent designation)
Amorena Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amoria (Amoria) J. E. Gray, 1855 · alternative representation
Amoria (Cymbiolista) Iredale, 1929 · alternative representation
Canamoria Bondarev, 1995 · unaccepted (synonym)
Voluta (Amoria) J. E. Gray, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Zebramoria Iredale, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Amoria austellus H. Morrison & B. Schneider, 2021
  2. Species Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964
  3. Species Amoria canaliculata (F. McCoy, 1869)
  4. Species Amoria chaneyi H. Morrison, 2012
  5. Species Amoria damonii J. E. Gray, 1864
  6. Species Amoria dampieria C. S. Weaver, 1960
  7. Species Amoria diamantina B. R. Wilson, 1972
  8. Species Amoria ellioti (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864)
  9. Species Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
  10. Species Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953
  11. Species Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964
  12. Species Amoria hansenae H. Morrison, 2012
  13. Species Amoria hunteri (Iredale, 1931)
  14. Species Amoria jamrachii J. E. Gray, 1864
  15. Species Amoria jansae van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010
  16. Species Amoria lineola Bail & Limpus, 2009
  17. Species Amoria macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1887)
  18. Species Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)
  19. Species Amoria marshallorum H. Morrison & B. Schneider, 2021
  20. Species Amoria mihali H. Morrison, 2018
  21. Species Amoria necopinata Darragh, 1983
  22. Species Amoria peterstimpsoni T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019
  23. Species Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
  24. Species Amoria rinkensi Poppe, 1986
  25. Species Amoria ryosukei T. Habe, 1975
  26. Species Amoria simoneae Bail & Limpus, 2003
  27. Species Amoria spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)
  28. Species Amoria stricklandi Bail & Limpus, 2016
  29. Species Amoria subfossilis Bail & Limpus, 2011
  30. Species Amoria textilata Zheng & S. J. Maxwell, 2025
  31. Species Amoria thorae J. M. Healy, 2020
  32. Species Amoria turneri (J. E. Gray, 1834)
  33. Species Amoria undulata (Lamarck, 1804)
  34. Species Amoria weldensis Bail & Limpus, 2001
  35. Species Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
  36. Subgenus Amoria (Amorena) Iredale, 1929 accepted as Amorena Iredale, 1929 accepted as Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855
    1. Species Amoria (Amorena) benthalis McMichael, 1964 accepted as Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964
  37. Subgenus Amoria (Zebramoria) Iredale, 1929 accepted as Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855
    1. Species Amoria (Zebramoria) lineata (Leach, 1814) accepted as Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
  38. Species Amoria grossi Iredale, 1927 accepted as Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Amoria kingi (J. C. Cox, 1871) accepted as Amoria undulata (Lamarck, 1804) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  40. Species Amoria molleri (Iredale, 1936) accepted as Relegamoria molleri Iredale, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Amoria newmanae Cotton, 1949 accepted as Amoria turneri (J. E. Gray, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Subgenus Amoria (Amoria) J. E. Gray, 1855 represented as Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855
    1. Species Amoria (Amoria) kawamurai Habe, 1975 accepted as Amoria grayi kawamurai Habe, 1975 (original combination)
    2. Species Amoria (Amoria) keatsiana Ludbrook, 1953 accepted as Amoria damonii damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 (synonym)
    3. Species Amoria (Amoria) molleri (Iredale, 1936) accepted as Relegamoria molleri Iredale, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Amoria (Amoria) austellus H. Morrison & B. Schneider, 2021 represented as Amoria austellus H. Morrison & B. Schneider, 2021
    5. Species Amoria (Amoria) benthalis McMichael, 1964 represented as Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964
    6. Species Amoria (Amoria) canaliculata (F. McCoy, 1869) represented as Amoria canaliculata (F. McCoy, 1869)
    7. Species Amoria (Amoria) damonii J. E. Gray, 1864 represented as Amoria damonii J. E. Gray, 1864
    8. Species Amoria (Amoria) dampieria C. S. Weaver, 1960 represented as Amoria dampieria C. S. Weaver, 1960
    9. Species Amoria (Amoria) diamantina B. R. Wilson, 1972 represented as Amoria diamantina B. R. Wilson, 1972
    10. Species Amoria (Amoria) ellioti (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864) represented as Amoria ellioti (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864)
    11. Species Amoria (Amoria) exoptanda (Reeve, 1849) represented as Amoria exoptanda (Reeve, 1849)
    12. Species Amoria (Amoria) grayi Ludbrook, 1953 represented as Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953 (original combination)
    13. Species Amoria (Amoria) guttata McMichael, 1964 represented as Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964
    14. Species Amoria (Amoria) jamrachii J. E. Gray, 1864 represented as Amoria jamrachii J. E. Gray, 1864
    15. Species Amoria (Amoria) macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1887) represented as Amoria macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1887)
    16. Species Amoria (Amoria) maculata (Swainson, 1822) represented as Amoria maculata (Swainson, 1822)
    17. Species Amoria (Amoria) mihali H. Morrison, 2018 represented as Amoria mihali H. Morrison, 2018
    18. Species Amoria (Amoria) necopinata Darragh, 1983 represented as Amoria necopinata Darragh, 1983
    19. Species Amoria (Amoria) praetexta (Reeve, 1849) represented as Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
    20. Species Amoria (Amoria) rinkensi Poppe, 1986 represented as Amoria rinkensi Poppe, 1986
    21. Species Amoria (Amoria) ryosukei T. Habe, 1975 represented as Amoria ryosukei T. Habe, 1975
    22. Species Amoria (Amoria) simoneae Bail & Limpus, 2003 represented as Amoria simoneae Bail & Limpus, 2003
    23. Species Amoria (Amoria) spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908) represented as Amoria spenceriana (Gatliff, 1908)
    24. Species Amoria (Amoria) stricklandi Bail & Limpus, 2016 represented as Amoria stricklandi Bail & Limpus, 2016
    25. Species Amoria (Amoria) turneri (J. E. Gray, 1834) represented as Amoria turneri (J. E. Gray, 1834)
    26. Species Amoria (Amoria) undulata (Lamarck, 1804) represented as Amoria undulata (Lamarck, 1804)
    27. Species Amoria (Amoria) weldensis Bail & Limpus, 2001 represented as Amoria weldensis Bail & Limpus, 2001
    28. Species Amoria (Amoria) zebra (Leach, 1814) represented as Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
  43. Subgenus Amoria (Cymbiolista) Iredale, 1929 represented as Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855
    1. Species Amoria (Cymbiolista) hunteri (Iredale, 1931) represented as Amoria hunteri (Iredale, 1931)
    2. Species Amoria (Cymbiolista) jansae van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010 represented as Amoria jansae van Pel & Moolenbeek, 2010
    3. Species Amoria (Cymbiolista) subfossilis Bail & Limpus, 2011 represented as Amoria subfossilis Bail & Limpus, 2011
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1855). Observations on the species of volutes. Volutidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 50-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747897
page(s): 64 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amoria J. E. Gray, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382343 on 2025-05-13
Date
action
by
2009-02-04 10:57:56Z
created
Bail, Patrice
2012-01-09 09:16:03Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2018-03-29 19:34:05Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2023-10-04 16:39:55Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt

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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1855). Observations on the species of volutes. Volutidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1855) 23: 50-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747897
page(s): 64 [details] 

original description (of Canamoria Bondarev, 1995) Bondarev, I. P. (1995). A phylogenetic classification of the Australian Volutidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with the description of a new subgenus and a new subfamily. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 27(276): 25-38. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cymbiolista Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Amoria (Zebramoria) Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 180 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Amoria (Amorena) Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 180 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cymbiolena (Cymbiolista) Iredale, 1929) Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 17(4): 157-189 [4 September 1929]., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Iredale-1929-Rec-Aust-Mus-174-157189
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Bail, P.; Limpus, A. (2001). The genus <i>Amoria</i>. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) <i>A conchological iconography</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls. [details] 

Other

additional source Dall, W. H. (1906). Note on some names in the Volutidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(12): 143-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052172
page(s): 143 [details] 

 
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Diagnosis Radula uniserial,Y-shaped and consisting of a single cusp. Shells covered with hard brilliant glaze [details]
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