Omalogyra

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Omalogyra
Omalogyra zebrina (MNHN-IM-2012-37663).jpeg
Shell of Omalogyra zebrina (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Omalogyroidea
Family: Omalogyridae
Genus: Omalogyra
Jeffreys, 1860
Type species
Skenea nitidissima(Adams, 1800), sensu Forbes & Hanley, 1850
Synonyms
  • AmmonicerinaO. G. Costa, 1861
  • HelisaliaLaseron, 1954
  • HomalogyraJeffreys, 1867 (unjustified emendation)

Omalogyra is a genus of minute marine gastropod molluscs in the family Omalogyridae. [1]

Contents

This genus includes the smallest gastropods, with adult sizes of 1 mm and even less.

Species

Species within the genus Omalogyra include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Omalogyra Jeffreys, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138276 on 2012-01-10