Amphiplica concentrica

Amphiplica concentrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:	Lepetelloidea
Family:	Caymanabyssiidae
Genus:	Amphiplica
Species:	A. concentrica
Binomial name
	Amphiplica concentrica; (Thiele, 1909)
Synonyms
	Pseudocculina concentrica Thiele 1909 (basionym)

Amphiplica concentrica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Caymanabyssiidae.^[2]

Description

as with all Caymanabyssiidites, the microsculpture of the protoconch consists of prismatic crystals. They have one or several gill leaflets on the left side of the soft body. If you Google it you see it is brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

^ Thiele J., 1909: Cocculinoidea und die Gattungen Phenacolepas und Titiscania Martini & Chemnitz, Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 2nd ed. 11A (539): 1–48
^ Amphiplica concentrica (Thiele, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.

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[1] Thiele J., 1909: Cocculinoidea und die Gattungen Phenacolepas und Titiscania Martini & Chemnitz, Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. 2nd ed. 11A (539): 1–48

[WoRMS-2] Amphiplica concentrica (Thiele, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.

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