Amphissa (gastropod)

Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.

Description
The aperture of the shell is anteriorly dilated, the contraction near the spire obsolete.

Species
Species within the genus Amphissa include:
 * Amphissa acuminata (E. A. Smith, 1915)
 * Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
 * Amphissa bicolor Dall, 1892
 * Amphissa cancellata (Castellanos, 1979)
 * Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
 * Amphissa reticulata Dall, 1916
 * Amphissa undata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
 * Amphissa versicolor Dall, 1871
 * Synonyms:
 * Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) Dall, 1913 : synonym of Cosmioconcha Dall, 1913 (original rank)
 * Amphissa corrugata (Reeve, 1847) : synonym of Amphissa columbiana Dall, 1916
 * Amphissa cymata Dall, 1916 : synonym of Amphissa versicolor Dall, 1871
 * Amphissa haliaeeti (Jeffreys, 1867) : synonym of Amphissa acutecostata (R. A. Philippi, 1844)
 * Amphissa lyrta F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938 : synonym of Decipifus lyrta (F. Baker, G. D. Hanna & A. M. Strong, 1938) (original combination)
 * Amphissa palmeri Dall, 1913 : synonym of Cosmioconcha palmeri (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
 * Amphissa parvula Dall, 1913 : synonym of Cosmioconcha parvula (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
 * Amphissa pergracilis Dall, 1913 : synonym of Cosmioconcha pergracilis (Dall, 1913) (original combination)
 * † Amphissa ventricosa Arnold, 1903 : synonym of Amphissa undata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)