Amphiplica venezuelensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae, the false limpets.[2][3]
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphiplica venezuelensis McLean, 1988[1]
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found in the Venezuelan Basin, Venezuela.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 3518 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 5057 m.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c 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.
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