Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 67

A new species of Nannamoria (Gastropoda, Volutidae) endemic to northern Queensland’s continental shelf: Reassessing the scope of the genus in relation to Notovoluta

Healy, J.M., Potter, D.G. & Wilson, N.G.

Published: 19 February 2026

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Healy, J.M., Potter, D.G. & Wilson, N.G. (2026). A new species of Nannamoria (Gastropoda, Volutidae) endemic to northern Queensland's continental shelf: Reassessing the scope of the genus in relation to Notovoluta. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 67: 11–24. https://doi.org/10.17082/wvoa3309

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2 February 2026

Published

19 February 2026

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Yes

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17082/wvoa3309

Keywords

deep water, endemic marine snails, radula, CIDARIS I expedition, taxonomy, new species.

Abstract

Nannamoria cidaris sp. nov. (Gastropoda, Volutidae) is described based on specimens collected during the CIDARIS I expedition on the continental shelf off northern Queensland. The species appears to be congeneric with Nannamoria hoskensae (Poppe, 1992) here transferred from Notovoluta. Diagnostic characters of both genera are elucidated (based on the living species), including shell and soft part morphology and radula for N. cidaris sp. nov.