Amphissa
Amphissa columbiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Amphissa
Adams & Adams, 1853[1]
Type species
Buccinum corrugatum Reeve, 1847
Synonyms[2]

Cominella (Amphissa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)

Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

Description

The aperture of the shell is anteriorly dilated, the contraction near the spire obsolete.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Amphissa include:

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Adams & Adams. "Gen. Moll. 1: 111 (1853)". Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Amphissa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137801 on 2023-07-16
  3. ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls

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