Nannamoria

Nannamoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Nannamoria Iredale 1927
Species
Nannamoria amicula Nannamoria bulbosa Nannamoria breviforma Nannamoria guntheri Nannamoria gotoi Nannamoria inflata Nannamoria inopinata Nannamoria parabola Nannamoria ranya

Nannamoria is a small taxonomic genus of small-sized sea snails, predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Distribution

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

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

These volutes live in very deep water and little is known about their live appearance or their biology.^[2]

References

1. ^ Wilson B. (1994). "Australian marine shells 2". Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, ISBN 0-646-155225-4.
2. ^ Bail P. & Limpus A. (2008). "A revision of the Nannamoria". Visaya 2/3.