Amoria damonii
| Amoria damonii | |
|---|---|
| Apertural view of a shell of Amoria damonii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Amoria |
| Subgenus: | Amoria |
| Species: | A. damonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amoria damonii Gray, 1864 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amoria damonii, common name Damon's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
It forms a complex of attractive, large shells which has been studied extensively by Abbottsmith.
It was named in honor of English conchologist Robert Damon (1814–1889).