Amoria turneri
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Amoria turneri

Amoria turneri, common name Turner's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

The following subspecies have been brought into synonymy:

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  • Amoria turneri broderipi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria turneri (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
  • Amoria turneri cumingi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria praetexta (Reeve, 1849)
  • Amoria turneri damonii Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria damonii Gray, 1864
  • Amoria turneri jamrachi Gray, 1864 accepted as Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864

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Appearance

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off North Australia and Northwest Australia.; in the Arafura Sea and off New Guinea.

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Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Amoria turneri Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoria_turneri

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