Omphalotropis rubens

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Omphalotropis rubens
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Two live individuals of Omphalotropis rubens (possibly a mating pair)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Omphalotropis
Species:
O. rubens
Binomial name
Omphalotropis rubens
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cyclostoma (Hydrocoena) moreletiDeshayes, 1863 (junior synonym)
  • Cyclostoma (Hydrocoena) rubens(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Cyclostoma aurantiacumDeshayes, 1832 (original combination)
  • Cyclostoma rubensQuoy & Gaimard, 1832 (original combination)
  • Hydrocena belangeriL. Pfeiffer, 1847 (unnecessary nom. nov. pro Cyclostoma aurantiacum, by Pfeiffer treated as a secondary homonym of Annularia aurantiacaSchumacher, 1817)
  • Omphalotropis aurantiaca(Deshayes, 1832) (junior synonym)
  • Omphalotropis moreleti(Deshayes, 1863) (junior synonym)

Omphalotropis rubens is a species of minute, salt marsh snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Assimineidae. [1]

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Distribution

This terrestrial species is found in Réunion and Mauritius.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Omphalotropis rubens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289234 on 2020-10-01