Amoria ellioti Elliot's Volute

Amoria ellioti is commonly referred to as Elliot's Volute. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Ilze Keevy, Australien

Amoria ellioti, Australia 2026

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lexID:: 18282
AphiaID:: 593502

Scientific:: Amoria ellioti
German:: Elliots Walzenschnecke
English:: Elliot's Volute

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Volutidae (Family) > Amoria (Genus) > ellioti (Species)
Initial determination:: (G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1864

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 4.33" (5cm - 11cm)
Temperature:: 66.2 °F - 73.4 °F (19°C - 23°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Amoria benthalis
Amoria canaliculata
Amoria chaneyi
Amoria damonii
Damons Walzenschnecke
Amoria dampieria
Amoria diamantina
Amoria ellioti
Elliots Walzenschnecke
Amoria exoptanda
Amoria grayi
Grays Walzenschnecke
Amoria guttata
Amoria hansenae
Amoria hunteri
Amoria jamrachii
Amoria jansae
Amoria lineola
Amoria macandrewi
Amoria maculata
Amoria molleri
Amoria necopinata
Amoria praetexta
Amoria rinkensi
Amoria ryosukei
Amoria simoneae
Amoria spenceriana
Amoria stricklandi
Amoria subfossilis
Amoria turneri
Amoria undulata
Wellenlinien Walzenschnecke
Amoria weldensis
Amoria zebra
Zebra-Walzenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-04-19 13:31:23
Last edit:: 2026-04-19 13:39:46

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Amoria ellioti (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864)

Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm (Melo amphora).

Amoria ellioti is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

Synonymised names
Amoria (Amoria) ellioti (G. B. Sowerby II, 1864) · alternative representation
Voluta ellioti G. B. Sowerby II, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 19.04.2026.

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