Amphissa columbiana
Species of gastropod
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Amphissa columbiana, known as the wrinkled dove snail, wrinkled amphissa, or Columbian amphissa, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
| Amphissa columbiana | |
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| Shell of Amphissa columbiana (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Amphissa |
| Species: | A. columbiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916 | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This species is native to the western coast of North America, from California to Alaska.
