Amphibola

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Amphibola
Amphibola crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Amphibolidae
Genus: Amphibola
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Amphibola australis Schumacher, 1817
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Ampullacera Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Thallicera Swainson, 1840 (Unnecessary substitute name for Ampullacera)

Amphibola is a genus of small, air-breathing terrestrial or semi-marine snails with an operculum, pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Amphibolidae.[1]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Amphibola include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Amphibola australis Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Amphibola avellana (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Amphibola burmana Blanford, 1867: synonym of Salinator burmana (Blanford, 1867)
  • Amphibola crenata (Martyn, 1786): synonym of Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Amphibola obvoluta Jonas, 1846: synonym of Amphibola crenata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Amphibola sanchezi Quadras & Möllendorf, 1894: synonym of Salinator sanchezi (Quadras & Möllendorf, 1894)
  • Amphibola solida Martens, 1878: synonym of Phallomedusa solida (Martens, 1878)
Species inquirenda
  • Amphibola quadrasi Möllendorf, 1894

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Amphibola. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527757 on 2012-05-10
  • Golding R.E., Ponder W.F. & Byrne M. 2007. Taxonomy and anatomy of Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Archaeopulmonata). Zootaxa 1476: 1-50 page(s): 6