Amphiplica plutonica
| Amphiplica plutonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Amphiplica |
| Species: | A. plutonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphiplica plutonica Leal & Harasewych, 1999[1]
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Amphiplica plutonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.[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
- ^ Leal & Harasewych (1999). Invertebrate Biology 118 (2) : 116–136. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ Amphiplica plutonica Leal & Harasewych, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.