Amphiplica Explained

Amphiplica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Caymanabyssiidae.

Distribution

This is a globally abyssal genus.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Amphiplica include:

• Amphiplica concentrica (Thiele, 1909)
• Amphiplica knudseni McLean, 1988
• Amphiplica plutonica Leal & Harasewych, 1999
• Amphiplica venezuelensis McLean, 1988
• Amphiplica (Gordabyssia) gordensis McLean, 1991

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

Notes and References

1. José H. Leal and M. G. Harasewych, Deepest Atlantic Molluscs: Hadal Limpets (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cocculiniformia) from the Northern Boundary of the Caribbean Plate, Invertebrate Biology, Vol. 118, No. 2 pp. 116-136