Amphissa (gastropod)

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Amphissa
Amphissa columbiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Amphissa
Adams & Adams, 1853[1]
Type species
Buccinum corrugatum Reeve, 1847
Synonyms[2]

Cominella (Amphissa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)

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

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]

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