Amphissa (gastropod)
| Amphissa | |
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| Amphissa columbiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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] | |
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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[edit]
The aperture of the shell is anteriorly dilated, the contraction near the spire obsolete.[3]
Species[edit]
Species within the genus Amphissa include:
- Amphissa acuminata (E. A. Smith, 1915)
- Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
- Amphissa bicolor Dall, 1892
- Amphissa cancellata (Castellanos, 1979)
- Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
- Amphissa reticulata Dall, 1916
- Amphissa undata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
- Amphissa versicolor Dall, 1871
- Synonyms
- Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913 (original rank)
- Amphissa corrugata (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
- Amphissa cymata Dall, 1916: synonym of Amphissa versicolor Dall, 1871
- Amphissa haliaeeti (Jeffreys, 1867): synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
- Amphissa lyrta F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938: synonym of Decipifus lyrta (F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938) (original combination)
- Amphissa palmeri Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha palmeri (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
- Amphissa parvula Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha parvula (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
- Amphissa pergracilis Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha pergracilis (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
- † Amphissa ventricosa Arnold, 1903 : synonym of Amphissa undata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
References[edit]
- ^ Adams & Adams. "Gen. Moll. 1: 111 (1853)". Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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