''Amphiplica'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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Pseudococculinidae Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2012). Pseudococculinidae. Acces ...

Distribution

This is a globally an abyssal genus.

Species

Species within the genus ''Amphiplica'' include: * ''

Amphiplica concentrica ''Amphiplica concentrica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudococculinidae . Description The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 7 mm and its heigth 2.75 mm. The microsculpture of the protoc ...

'' (Thiele, 1909) * ''

Amphiplica gordensis ''Amphiplica gordensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudococculinidae Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea ...

'' McLean, 1991 * ''

Amphiplica knudseni ''Amphiplica knudseni'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Amphiplica knudseni'' McLean, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' McLean, 1988 * ''

Amphiplica plutonica ''Amphiplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Pseudococculinidae. Distribution This is a globally an abyssal genus. Species Species within the genus ''Amphiplica'' include: * ''Amphiplica co ...

'' Leal & Harasewych, 1999 * ''

Amphiplica venezuelensis ''Amphiplica venezuelensis'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Amphiplica venezuelensis'' McLean, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' McLean, 1988

References

* * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

* Caymanabyssiidae {{Caymanabyssiidae-stub