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Genus of gastropods

Oocorys
Shell of Oocorys grandis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Oocorys
Fischer, 1883
Type species
Oocorys sulcata P. Fischer, 1884
Synonyms
  • Benthodolium Verrill & S. Smith , 1884
  • Hadroocorys Quinn, 1980

Oocorys is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

Species

Species within the genus Oocorys include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Oocorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939: synonym of Eucorys barbouri (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) (original combination)
  • Oocorys bartschi Rehder, 1943: synonym of Eucorys bartschi (Rehder, 1943) (original combination)
  • Oocorys morrisoni Kreipl & Alf, 2001: synonym of Oocorys verrillii (Dall, 1889)

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Oocorys P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137748 on 2021-11-09
Taxon identifiers
Oocorys


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