Amoria undulata, Bicheno, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Amoria undulata, Bass Strait, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Amoria undulata, Orford, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Considerable variation in pattern, but usually has an orange background with thin brown wavy lines down the shell. It is the only volute species commonly found living on sand in shallow water around the southeastern Australian coast.
Information
Depth: 0-503m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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