Amoria praetexta, common name the pretext volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

(Original description) The shell is somewhat elongate-ovate, truncated at the base.

The spire is relatively short, with a papillary and slightly acuminate apex.

The aperture is slightly effused, and the outer lip is scarcely thickened.

The shell is whitish in color, adorned with a fine, neat reticulation across its entire surface.