Amphissa (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Amphissa is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
, the dove snails.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae
Columbellidae
Columbellidae, common name the "dove snails" or "dove shells" are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Distribution:...
, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus Amphissa include:- Amphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostataAmphissa acutecostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and...
- Amphissa versicolorAmphissa versicolorAmphissa versicolor is a species of small sea snail in the family Columbellidae. It is native to the Eastern Pacific....