Amphimenia

Amphimenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusk.[1][2] This genus has only one species, Amphimenia neapolitana.[3][4][5][6] It is found in the Mediterranean Sea,[7] specifically Menorca.[6]

Amphimenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Solenogastres
Family: Amphimeniidae
Genus: Amphimenia
Thiele, 1894
Species:
A. neapolitana
Binomial name
Amphimenia neapolitana
Thiele, 1889
Synonyms

Proneomenia neapolitana

References

  1. García-Álvarez, Óscar; v. Salvini-Plawen, Luitfried (2007). "Species and diagnosis of the Families and Genera of Solenogastres (Mollusca)" (PDF). Iberus. 25 (2): 73–143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amphimenia Thiele, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137645 on 2021-04-16
  3. "Amphimenia". www.whoi.edu. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. "Amphimenia neapolitana (Thiele, 1889)". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. "Molluscabase - Amphimenia neapolitana (Thiele, 1889)". www.molluscabase.org. MolluscaBase. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amphimenia neapolitana (Thiele, 1889)". www.marinespecies.org. WoRMS. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. "Amphimenia neapolitana". www.sealifebase.ca. SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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