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Amphissa (gastropod)

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Amphissa (gastropod)
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Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[2]

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Description

The length of the buccinoid shell ranges from 10–30 mm. The aperture of the shell is anteriorly dilated, the contraction near the spire obsolete.[3]

Species

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Species within the genus Amphissa include:

Synonyms
  • Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913 (original rank)
  • Amphissa corrugata (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
  • Amphissa costulata (Cantraine, 1835): synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (junior homonym)
  • Amphissa cymata Dall, 1916: synonym of Amphissa versicolor Dall, 1871
  • Amphissa haliaeeti (Jeffreys, 1867): synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
  • Amphissa lyrta F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938: synonym of Decipifus lyrta (F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938) (original combination)
  • Amphissa palmeri Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha palmeri (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
  • Amphissa parvula Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha parvula (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
  • Amphissa pergracilis Dall, 1913: synonym of Cosmioconcha pergracilis (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
  • Amphissa ventricosa Arnold, 1903 : synonym of Amphissa undata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
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