| Oocorys | |
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| Shell of Oocorys grandis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Cassidae |
| Genus: | Oocorys Fischer, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Oocorys sulcataP. Fischer, 1884 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oocorys is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]
Species within the genus Oocorys include:
The Tonnidae are a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The name tun refers to the snails' shell shape, which resembles wine casks known as "tuns". While thin, the shells are also strong and lack opercula. They are found in all tropical seas, where they inhabit sandy areas. During the day, they bury themselves in the substrate, emerging at night to feed on echinoderms, crustaceans, and bivalves. Some larger species also capture fish, using their expandable probosces to swallow them whole. Females lay rows of eggs that become free-swimming larvae for several months before settling to the bottom.
Leucosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Streptostyla is a genus of predatory, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Streptostylinae of the family Spiraxidae.
Teinostoma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Teinostomatidae.
Solariella is a genus of small to minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Scaphella is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Acteon is a genus of small sea snails, predatory marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.
Bellaspira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Cerodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Cymatosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Pleurotomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Bartschia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Mohnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Eucorys barbouri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Metula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colubrariidae.
Eucorys is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Cyclostremiscus is a genus of small sea snails in the family Tornidae.
Solariorbis is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Tornidae.
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