Amphiplica plutonica

Amphiplica plutonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Lepetelloidea
Family: Caymanabyssiidae
Genus: Amphiplica
Species: A. plutonica
Binomial name
Amphiplica plutonica
Leal & Harasewych, 1999[1]

Amphiplica plutonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Caymanabyssiidae.[2]

Distribution

This marine species was found in the Cayman Trench.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10.8 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 6600 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 7225 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Leal & Harasewych (1999). Invertebrate Biology 118 (2) : 116-136. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Amphiplica plutonica Leal & Harasewych, 1999.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
  3. 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.


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