| Amphiplica venezuelensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Caymanabyssiidae |
| Genus: | Amphiplica |
| Species: | A. venezuelensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiplica venezuelensis McLean, 1988 | |
Amphiplica venezuelensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Venezuelan Basin, Venezuela.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 14.8 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 3518 m. Maximum recorded depth is 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)
- ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Amphiplica venezuelensis | |
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