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Amoria jamrachii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1] It was named after Charles Jamrach, an animal dealer in London, by Dr. John Edward Gray, Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum.

Subspecies

  • Amoria jamrachi condei Bail & Limpus, 2001
  • Amoria jamrachi jamrachi Gray, 1864: represented as Amoria jamrachii Gray, 1864 (alternate representation)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia and Northwest Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1864. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. & Limpus A. (2001) The genus Amoria. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds) A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 50 pp., 93 pls.

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