Amphiplica venezuelensis

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Amphiplica venezuelensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Caymanabyssiidae
Genus: Amphiplica
Species:
A. venezuelensis
Binomial name
Amphiplica venezuelensis
McLean, 1988 [1]

Amphiplica venezuelensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets. [2] [3]

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Distribution

This marine species is found in the Venezuelan Basin, Venezuela.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 14.8 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3518 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 5057 m. [4]

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References

  1. McLean, J. H. 1988. Three new limpets of the family Pseudococculinidae from abyssal depths (Mollusca, Archaeogastropoda). Zoologica Scripta 17: 155-160.
  2. 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
  3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
  4. 1 2 3 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.