Nannamoria
| Nannamoria | |
|---|---|
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| Nannamoria gotoi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Nannamoria Iredale 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Nannamoria amicula Iredale, 1929 | |
Nannamoria is a small taxonomic genus of small-sized sea snails, predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Amoriinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Nannamoria volutes are endemic to Australia. They are found on the east and southern coast, in deep water on the outer continental shelf.
Shell description[edit]
The shells of Nannamoria have a small blunt protoconch, their overall shape varies but most species have a shoulder with nodules or spines. The base colour of the shells of Nannamoria is white, and they are overlaid with brown axial lines.
Biology[edit]
These volutes live in very deep water and little is known about their live appearance or their biology.[2]
Species[edit]
The genus Nannamoria includes the following species:[3]
- Nannamoria amicula Iredale, 1929
- Nannamoria breviforma Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria bulbosa Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria gotoi Poppe, 1992
- Nannamoria inflata Bail & Limpus, 2008
- Nannamoria inopinata Darragh, 1979
- Nannamoria parabola Garrard, 1960
- Nannamoria ranya Willan, 1995
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson B. (1994). "Australian marine shells 2". Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, ISBN 0-646-15227-0.
- ^ Bail P. & Limpus A. (2008). "A revision of the Nannamoria". Visaya 2/3.
- ^ Nannamoria Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
- Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.