Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA
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Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
Like other members of Family Columbellidae, Amphissa columbiana has a siphonal notch. It has both axial ribs and spiral ridges on all whorls.
This species can be found in rocky to muddy beaches, Intertidal to 29 m (max depth of 120 m). Wrinkled dove snail is mainly a scavenger and detritus.
Egg capsules are vase-shaped, attache to rocks. Each capsule contains about 60 white eggs. The empty shells are often used by hermit crabs.
Synonyms:
Amphissa columbiana columbiana Dall, 1916
Amphissa corrugata (Reeve, 1847)
Buccinum corrugatum Reeve, 1847
Columbella valga Cooper, 1860
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Columbellidae (Family) > Amphissa (Genus) > Amphissa columbiana (Species)
Like other members of Family Columbellidae, Amphissa columbiana has a siphonal notch. It has both axial ribs and spiral ridges on all whorls.
This species can be found in rocky to muddy beaches, Intertidal to 29 m (max depth of 120 m). Wrinkled dove snail is mainly a scavenger and detritus.
Egg capsules are vase-shaped, attache to rocks. Each capsule contains about 60 white eggs. The empty shells are often used by hermit crabs.
Synonyms:
Amphissa columbiana columbiana Dall, 1916
Amphissa corrugata (Reeve, 1847)
Buccinum corrugatum Reeve, 1847
Columbella valga Cooper, 1860
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Columbellidae (Family) > Amphissa (Genus) > Amphissa columbiana (Species)
