Amphiplica venezuelensis
| Amphiplica venezuelensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Family: | Caymanabyssiidae |
| Genus: | Amphiplica |
| Species: | A. venezuelensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiplica venezuelensis McLean, 1988 [1] | |
Amphiplica venezuelensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets.[2][3]
Description
The maximum size of the shell is 14.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Venezuelan Basin, Venezuela at depths between 3518 m and 5057 m
References
- ↑ McLean, J. H. 1988. Three new limpets of the family Pseudococculinidae from abyssal depths (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Zoologica Scripta 17: 155-160.
- ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Amphiplica venezuelensis McLean, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532381 on 2013-02-02
- ↑ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
External links
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To World Register of Marine Species
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