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Ampulla (gastropod)

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Ampulla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Ampulla
Röding, 1798{
Synonyms[1]
  • Achatina (Cochlycopa) Hanley, 1841 ·
  • Halia Risso, 1829
  • Halia (Aulachalia) Sacco, 1893 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Priamus Beck, 1838

Ampulla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Scaphellinae of the family Volutidae.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Ampulla include:

Distribution

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This genus is restricted to European and northwestern African waters.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ampulla Röding, 1798. 25 April 2010. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Ampulla priamus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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